WHENEVER WE TALK ABOUT HAPPINESS, WE ALSO TALK ABOUT something else: morality. We may not know what happiness itself signifies, but we do know how it has been evoked historically—to set out a template for a moral life. As we rush to make happiness the ultimate aim both for ourselves and society at large, we might want to recall some of the wonderfully rich and depressingly contradictory history of the concept. This might help us better understand our own time and the moral values we subscribe to today.
Master Class [141]: Dangers of Happiness
Master Class [141]: Dangers of Happiness
Master Class [141]: Dangers of Happiness
WHENEVER WE TALK ABOUT HAPPINESS, WE ALSO TALK ABOUT something else: morality. We may not know what happiness itself signifies, but we do know how it has been evoked historically—to set out a template for a moral life. As we rush to make happiness the ultimate aim both for ourselves and society at large, we might want to recall some of the wonderfully rich and depressingly contradictory history of the concept. This might help us better understand our own time and the moral values we subscribe to today.