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true happiness

Miguelandmartin March 17, 2020 at 19:06 1400 views 4 comments
If everybody was truly Happy, would people still want to be happy or would nobody care about it because they already are it ?

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unenlightened March 17, 2020 at 19:18 #393071
Can you tell truly happy from falsely happy?
Miguelandmartin March 17, 2020 at 19:27 #393073
ThereReply to unenlightened There is no "falsely happy" just happiness.
WatchingRook March 17, 2020 at 19:40 #393078
If there is no falsely happy, would not all happiness be true happiness? What qualifies as truly happy? If we are to say that person who is truly happy has no difficulty in their life, then I would be inclined to say no, but there is an alternative.
Aristotle defines a happiness-like state, eudemonia, as a state of flourishing. We don't have to be feeling the emotion of happiness constantly, just acting according to reason for the sake of virtue.
If you have your own definition in mind, I'd love to hear it!
unenlightened March 17, 2020 at 19:49 #393082
Reply to Miguelandmartin Then it becomes a question that anyone who has ever been happy can answer for themselves.

When I am happy, I am not wanting to be happy. It's kind of obvious isn't it? when I am X I am not wanting X. I want an ice cream only while I don't have an ice cream. Unless you are Jeff Bezos, and no matter how much you have, you want more.