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==September 4, 2012==
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==October 17, 2012==
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===Alfino's Post===
  
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====Haidt, Happiness Hypothesis, ch. 5====
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====Siderits on Buddhism in General====
  
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:*Major theme -- happiness as internal or external pursuit.
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:*details from the history
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:*Four Noble Truths; existential suffering, suffering from conditions, dependent origination (22f), model of liberation
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:*Problems with Nirvana (?)
  
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::*Buddha and Epictetus take a relatively "internal" path.  Haidt suggests research shows this to be somewhat extreme -- there are things to strive for outside of yourself, happiness in the journey ("progress principle") "Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing."
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====Siderits on Buddhism idea of non-self====
  
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:*Haidt's list of happiness makers and unmakers(correlates and major causes)  
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:*Qualitative and Numerical Identity
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::*Adaptation, hedonic treadmill, set point theory, Bob and Mary comparison (87): relationship, meaningfulness.  Bob's list more susceptible to adaptation.
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:*Uniqueness and identity, p. 34
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:*Argument from Impermanence for non-self p. 35, imp. of exhaustiveness claim. connection with Hume.
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:*Arguemnt from control for non-self, p. 46.  Idea of "controller self" might be advanced as model for self.  The controller self would have to operate on itself (since there is nothing about us that we do not sometimes change or control), but violates the Anti-Reflexivity Principle. Therefore there's no controller self.
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:*Broader solution for Buddhist:  Conventional (convenient designator) vs. Ultimate reality (related to the nominalist/realist debate in Western Phil)
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:*Questions of King Melinda -- reality of the chariott, "the average college student", (also, "the university")
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:*Problem of reality of person becomes practical: p. 58.  Who's reincarnated?  Who's responsible for anyone or anything?
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:*Example of flame, example of milk in different forms.
  
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:*Happiness Formula
 
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::*H = Set point + Conditions + Voluntary action
 
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::*understanding lack of adaptation for cosmetic surgery.  what's shallow vs. what matters.
 
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::*from 92f: Noise, Commuting, Lack of Control, Shame, Relationships,
 
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::*"It is vain to say that human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it." (Charlotte Bronte, 1847)
 
  
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:*Complicating factors
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===Student Posts===
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::*Flow and Seligman's strengths test www.authentichappiness.org
 
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::*Comparisons and biases.  Conspicuous consumption.
 
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::*Schwartz maximizers and satisficers.
 
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====Schimmack, "The Structure of SWB"====
 
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:*Problem:  How to explain independence of PA and NA?
 
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:*Review basic diagram on p. 98.
 
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::*bottom up vs. top down  -- see conclusion at
 
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::*problems of measurement -- "shared method variance"
 
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::*more sophisticated model  -- domain importance
 
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:*Research Question: What could explain variance in LS besides DS?
 
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::*Positive illusions
 
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::*Money
 
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::*"direct evidence" of bottom up theory -- if people are thinking of important domains while assessing LS, then. ... 107
 
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:*Research Question on Structure of Affect: What explains independence of PA and NA?  Are they really independent?
 
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::*structural - imp. research by Diener, Smith, and Fujita (p. 109) verify independence, crit. Bradburn.  ""The more items assess pure valence and focus on pervasive moods rather than emotional episodes, the more negative is the correlation between PA and NA."
 
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::*causal - maybe neuroticism drives NA and extraversion drives PA?  Note Conclusion.
 
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::*momentary - 114: "PA and NA can be independent over extended time periods, even if they are fully dependent at each moment. "It. For example, even if love and hate were mutuallyexclusive at one moment in time, some individuals could experience more loveand more hate over extended periods of time than others (Bradbum, 1969;Schimmack & Diener, 1997).
 

Revision as of 02:03, 18 October 2012

October 17, 2012

Alfino's Post

Siderits on Buddhism in General

  • details from the history
  • Four Noble Truths; existential suffering, suffering from conditions, dependent origination (22f), model of liberation
  • Problems with Nirvana (?)

Siderits on Buddhism idea of non-self

  • Qualitative and Numerical Identity
  • Uniqueness and identity, p. 34
  • Argument from Impermanence for non-self p. 35, imp. of exhaustiveness claim. connection with Hume.
  • Arguemnt from control for non-self, p. 46. Idea of "controller self" might be advanced as model for self. The controller self would have to operate on itself (since there is nothing about us that we do not sometimes change or control), but violates the Anti-Reflexivity Principle. Therefore there's no controller self.
  • Broader solution for Buddhist: Conventional (convenient designator) vs. Ultimate reality (related to the nominalist/realist debate in Western Phil)
  • Questions of King Melinda -- reality of the chariott, "the average college student", (also, "the university")
  • Problem of reality of person becomes practical: p. 58. Who's reincarnated? Who's responsible for anyone or anything?
  • Example of flame, example of milk in different forms.


Student Posts

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