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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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

You are it

Why does the quality of our relationships matter to our happiness? Simply because we just are their sum. It is us. You are it.
...Understanding our interconnectedness isn’t about solving a philosophical puzzle. It’s about transforming how we experience being alive. It’s an invitation to feel less isolated, less defended, more open to the wonder of existence itself. It’s permission to release some of the enormous burden of imagining ourselves as separate, vulnerable entities struggling alone.

The fabric of being includes you completely. It always has. You’re not separate from it, trying to survive in a hostile universe. You are it, expressing itself in this particular form, in this particular moment. And recognizing this truth, even glimpsing it briefly, can be the beginning of genuine freedom. 

It, you, us... the ultimate world wide web. 


 

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