PHILOSOPHY NOW MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Happiness Issue’
Hedonic Treadmills in the Vale of Tears
Michael Gracey looks at how philosophers have pursued happiness.
Arthur Schopenhauer: Philosophy’s Dr Feelgood
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), the author of The World as Will and Representation, was a profound metaphysician who also advocated basing ethics upon compassion. He was a great philosopher, but notoriously pessimistic, as the following quotations might suggest.
The Good Life Paradox
Matthew Hammerton points out that a meaningful life and a life that goes well for you might not be the same thing.
Deconstructing Happiness
Abdullah Rayhan breaks down ‘happiness’ with Boethius, Kierkegaard & Montaigne.
Ancient Indian Wisdom for a Restless Age
Jahnvi Borgohain looks at a variety of approaches to happiness.
The Necessary Ache
Tara Daneshmand on regret and the courage to choose.
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