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Dranu

['Member']Joined: November 17, 2019 at 02:39Last active: January 13, 2020 at 19:571 discussions11 comments

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I'm sorry I do not think I understand what you mean. Are you saying that if Happiness is Eaudaimonia, everyone would be doing it fully? If so, I can t...
January 07, 2020 at 16:07
I do not deny that we can depart from a word's original etymology, as language is relatively arbitrary. However there seem to be some issues if happy ...
January 07, 2020 at 14:35
Correct, Eaudaimonia means the same thing as "happy" as far as I can tell, and Eaudaimonia clearly means the same as "good." The meaning commonly refe...
January 07, 2020 at 14:28
If it qualifies feeling (which I assume you would agree with), then how does feeling not qualify it? For instance qualifications of feelings can be qu...
January 07, 2020 at 04:24
You are assuming happiness qualifies/designates/characterizes feelings only. If this is so, what distinguishes it from feelings in general (in a way t...
January 07, 2020 at 04:21
So then happiness is a good feeling by your definition. What then does one mean when they say "I feel happy", if "happy does not mean good?"
January 07, 2020 at 04:15
I agree, there "seems" so and it's commonly held as the case, but when analyzing the terms the common opinion seems to break down for me. Can you thin...
November 19, 2019 at 23:54
Then what do you mean by positive affect? I do not know what "positive" means in this context if it means something other than "good." Remember, I am ...
November 18, 2019 at 16:46
So "feeling happy" means awareness of "positive affect in introception." Is "positive affect" distinct from "good affect?" If so how? If not, then wou...
November 18, 2019 at 01:25
Fair enough. What is meant by feeling, and then, what differentiates the feeling of happiness, from another feeling? Yes. To write. If they intend to ...
November 17, 2019 at 19:17
I. @Possibility Correct. I am not so sure the pen is not 'happy', and it makes sense to use "happy" this way. E.g. the "happy warrior", when referring...
November 17, 2019 at 15:40