Major Course Research Questions for Happiness and Wisdom

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Happiness

  1. How objective, real, or subjective is happiness?
  2. Is it true that money does not make you happy?
  3. What role does fate and luck play in happiness?
  4. What role does wealth play in happiness? Should increasing GDP be our focus?
  5. What role does love and intimacy play in happiness?
  6. What role does pleasure play in happiness?
  7. To what extent can we influence our general happiness by the things we do?
  8. What insights and practices, if any, can I make use of from historical philosophical and religious thought on happiness (Christianity, Hellenistic schools, Yoga, Buddhism)?

Wisdom

  1. Is wisdom real or a subjective and cultural myth?
  2. Is wisdom a kind of knowledge? If so, what kind of knowledge is it?
  3. Can wisdom be acquired? If so, what sorts of learning and training work?
  4. If wisdom requires experience, can the young be wise?
  5. What insights and practices, if any, can I make use of from historical philosophical and religious thought on wisdom (Christianity, Hellenistic schools, Yoga, Buddhism)?
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