Eudaimonia

What is happiness? According to Dictionary.com, happiness is defined as, “the state of being happy”. That brings the immediate follow up question, what does happy mean. Once again, according to Dictionary.com, the word happy is defined as, “delighted, pleased, or glad over a particular thing; it is characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy; favored by fortune; fortunate or lucky.” While one first looks at this question it may seem simple enough to figure out what exactly…

As stated by Yuuki Asuna, “Life isn’t just doing things for yourself. It’s possible to live in such a way that other people’s happiness, makes you happy too.” Doing something for oneself is selfish and pointless. Happiness has been pursued by the people who come to America, wanting the American dream, to be happy and get what they want. Not being happy even have a negative connotation to it. Happiness is wanted by almost everyone. Happiness has been pursued by people in general but not as long…

Some people say money can buy you happiness but can it really? The world struggles everyday with find true happiness it has come to a point that people will do anything to for money. We come across a character Norma from the short story entitled "Button Button" by Richard Matheson We first introduced to Norma as a typical modern wife who works, cooks and cleans. From here we can be sure that she's comfortable with her life and her role as a wife latter on Norma need a mysterious man that offers…

The pursuit of happiness is a universal concept amongst humans. But is this concept universally believed and understood in the same way? Is happiness really the end goal, or does pursuing a meaningful life lead to a more fulfilling life? In an article from The Atlantic, “There’s More to Life than Being Happy,” Emily Esfahani Smith discusses the misconception of the pursuit of happiness and the difference between those who seek a life of meaning through the use of ethos, pathos, logos, and other…

“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness” –Charles Spurgeon. In life, many of us think having it all will make us happy, but James Hamblin shows us in his article that it is not the items that make us happy, but the experiences. In his article Buy Experiences, Not Things, the author, James Hamblin, uses comedy, graphs, and cited quotes to strengthen his point that buying experiences will produce more happiness, in an individual, than buying material items. James…

BOOK ASSIGNMENT 1: HEDONISM 1 Book Assignment 1: Hedonism Dwight Ong AG 401.07 Dr. Nancy Merlino September 30, 2017 BOOK ASSIGNMENT 1: HEDONISM 2 Happiness can be found through things that have intrinsic value and instrumental value. Things have intrinsic value when they are good in its own right even if it is self-contained and does not bring anything out (Shafer-Landau, 2015). An example of something that is intrinsically valuable would be love and happiness. According to Shafer-Landau (2015)…

Walking into a bookstore in 2015, one would notice the extensive amount of books promoting the answer to finding happiness. How would one maximize their happiness? A better job, more money? It is quoted time and time again that money cannot buy happiness, but according to The Atlantic writer James Hamblin, how money is spent can influence the amount of happiness one experiences. Possessing and utilizing a scholarly tone and multiple rhetorical devices in his article, Hamblin provides an…

Typically when individuals are asked what makes them happy or brings them joy in life, common answers range from material possessions to strong familial ties, pets, relationships or the pursuing and achieving of various goals. There is not a single correct answer that is tailored to fit everyone’s varying views on happiness. Researchers argue, however, that the underlying cause of happiness cannot be found in a singular item, but rather in a series of factors that are interconnected in a broader…

Living in the modern words means that you have to have money. But does the amount of money you have make you happier? Why can some people that have so little when it comes to money seem the happiest? The old saying is money can’t buy you happiness but how true is that really? How much money is the perfect amount of money and when do you have to much money? Some people seem to think all they need in life is there family to make them happy. With no money you and your family will be struggling to…

Life, Liberty, and the Purchase of Happiness by Haley Mitchell The definition of the word “happy”, according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary is “showing or causing feelings of pleasure and enjoyment.” I find that we derive this pleasure from everything and everyone we encounter, but the majority of the populus has a mistaken belief that wealth is the “Golden Ticket” to achieving everlasting happiness. “Could money buy you happiness?” David G. Meyers poses this question in his article, “The…