What is happiness?
Happiness has a different definition for everyone; however, many philosophers have defined happiness in a way that allows them to explain rules for living a happier life and/or creating a happier society.
Some definitions include:
Some definitions include:
- physical and psychological well-being
- having all your physical, emotional and spiritual needs met
- living your life to it's full potential
- living a good/moral life
- fulfilling your role in society/destiny
- helping other people (altruism)
- accepting the suffering of existence (Buddhism)
How can we become happier?
socrates
http://www.slideshare.net/johanautio/socrates-about-happiness
http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/socrates/
Bertrand Russel:
https://philosophynow.org/issues/80/Can_We_Be_Happy
buddhism
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