Difference between revisions of "Major Happiness Research Questions"
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#What insights and practices, if any, can I make use of from historical philosophical and relgious thought on happiness (Christianity, Hellenistic schools, Yoga, Buddhism)? | #What insights and practices, if any, can I make use of from historical philosophical and relgious thought on happiness (Christianity, Hellenistic schools, Yoga, Buddhism)? | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:19, 1 September 2015
Return to Happiness
Major Research Questions
- How objective, real, subjective is happiness?
- Is it true that money does not make you happy?
- What role does fate and luck play in happiness?
- What role does wealth play in happiness?
- What role does love and intimacy play in happiness?
- What role does pleasure play in happiness?
- To what extent can we influence our general happiness by the things we do?
- What insights and practices, if any, can I make use of from historical philosophical and relgious thought on happiness (Christianity, Hellenistic schools, Yoga, Buddhism)?
- Is Happiness the end of a good life (recall stoics)?
- If we know so much about happiness, why not use it to guide public policy?
- How compatible is Happiness with instances or conditions of great sadness in one's life?
- Do I need to know and practice to be happy with my life to be happy? (My Philosophy of Happiness Paper)
