Coming to MTSU, Fall 2013-
PHIL 3160 –
Philosophy
of Happiness
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:40-4:05 pm, James Union Building 202. Examining the concept of human happiness and its application in everyday living as discussed since antiquity by philosophers, psychologists, writers, spiritual leaders, and contributors to pop culture.
“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of
life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” Aristotle
“Happiness consists in frequent repetition of
pleasure”
“The advantage of a bad memory is that one
enjoys several times the same good things for the first time.” Friedrich
Nietzsche
“You will never be happy if you continue to
search for what happiness consists of. You will
never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.” ― Albert
Camus
“That's the difference between me and the rest
of the world! Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!”
“This planet has - or rather had - a problem,
which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of
the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these
were largely concerned with the movement of small green pieces of paper, which
was odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that
were unhappy… I'd far rather be happy than right any day.” ― Douglas
Adams
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more info contact Dr. Phil Oliver, Phil.Oliver@mtsu.edu
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