PHIL 3160 – Philosophy of Happiness

What is it, how can we best pursue it, why should we? Supporting the study of these and related questions at Middle Tennessee State University and beyond. "Examining the concept of human happiness and its application in everyday living as discussed since antiquity by philosophers, psychologists, writers, spiritual leaders, and contributors to pop culture."

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Questions OCT 23

  1. The authors say proponents of the happiness agenda "only want to know" what? 97
  2. What kind of property, implied by the averaging and ranking of happiness scores, do the authors insist does not exist? 100-101
  3. By which metrics are Finland, The Netherlands, and Vietnam (respectively) the world's happiest countries? 103-4
  4. With what sorts of outcomes are positive and negative emotions correlated? 107 How do Anglophone and East Asian cultures differ on them? 114
  5. What did J.S. Mill say about people who are inappropriately happy? Do you agree? 110-11
  6. Who said "much laughter deadens the heart." Agree? 112-3
  7. What groups do the authors offer as examples of people who are happy "for the wrong reasons"? 117
  8. The cultural fit of emotions contributes to subjective well-being and to what? 122
  9. What did Edward Slingerland say about the Chinese concept of Tian? 138
  10. Chinese feminism is mostly about what? 145

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Questions OCT 23

The authors say proponents of the happiness agenda "only want to know" what? 97 What kind of property, implied by the averaging an...