Happiness, then, has nothing to do with feelings of pleasure or joy, or a good time. It's a life-long pursuit, and we can't determine whether one has lived a happy life until it's completed. — Mikie
So to be happy, we should live in accordance with our function -- with reason; with the goals that one decides on; with virtue. — Mikie
I don't at all like being nothing more than a tool that is judged good or bad according to some god's whim, once I'm dead.Happiness, then, has nothing to do with feelings of pleasure or joy, or a good time. It's a life-long pursuit, and we can't determine whether one has lived a happy life until it's completed. — Mikie
'Happiness', I think (ime), corresponds to freedom from fear and pain. Sometimes I'm happy; most of the time, however, I'm striving to be (briefly) happy again. — 180 Proof
I think so. I often experience joy listening to music, reading, creating, orgasming, helping someone in non-trivial ways and from long vigor walks/hikes even when I'm not happy.I wonder if we sometimes confuse happiness with joy — Tom Storm
Yes, sobriety's ego-suspending flow state that's sometimes joyful too.ecstasy — Vera Mont
Get involved in philosophical discussions about knowledge, truth, language, consciousness, science, politics, religion, logic and mathematics, art, history, and lots more. No ads, no clutter, and very little agreement — just fascinating conversations.