Source of Happiness? The thought of money being the source of happiness is quite interesting. It is a fact that we need money to survive in this expensive economy‚ and without it we might tend to struggle. Money gives us the opportunity to buy clothes‚ food‚ shelter‚ and many other necessities of life. But does money truly bring happiness? Some may argue that money can make you happy and others will argue that it doesn’t. Why do some believe that money is the source of happiness? I asked
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Hunting for happiness In response for “Hunting for happiness article” it could affect my life by the view of Charissa’s perspective‚ her articles stated: that “having a boyfriend‚ being beautiful‚ having friends‚ etc.” is the way of happiness. Would you actually be happy with those things? Would you retain the friendship? You can have rings‚ watches and bags to display your happiness‚ but truly you aren’t? I assume you are the one to judge. Seeing people walking in luxury may be eye appealing
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the pursuit of happiness‚ holding it as one of (if not the most) important goals achievable‚ but how much stock should we really put into this drive? As Professor Daniel Nettle argues in his book‚ Happiness: the science behind your smile‚ we are not unhappy because of our environment‚ but rather because of our nature. Happiness and consequently unhappiness is due in large part to how we address our world. The majority of people rank themselves above the average level of happiness‚ and when asked
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Happiness and Moral Virtue In Aristotle’s Nicomachaen Ethics‚ the principle concern is the nature of human well-being. According to Aristotle‚ everything we do in life‚ we do for the sake of some good‚ or at least something perceived to be good (1094a1-3). When inquiring as to whether there is some good desired for its own sake‚ Aristotle envisioned a problem that either there is an infinite series of goods desired for the sake of something higher‚ in which case one’s desires can never be satisfied
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happiness is more of a long-term state of being‚ more of an end goal than a momentary feeling. He explains that people should search for the chief good for ourselves and no one else‚ “that which it is always desirable in itself and not ever for the sake of something else” (Nicomachean Ethics‚ 1097a30-34). We often search for money and pleasure in today’s society because we believe that these materialistic elements will bring us instant happiness‚ but it simply brings momentary enjoyment. Aristotle
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Happiness is difficult to describe‚ a feeling‚ a gesture or anything that can make a person feel good‚ great‚ exceptional or just an emotion; happiness is joy. Defining happiness is impossible to do; beyond the definition are explanations of what makes a person happy. After all‚ happiness is easily recognizable on the surface‚ a smile‚ laughter or reaction to a situation an expression of words‚ show of gratitude in exchange for a sensation‚ happiness; a thank you. Each help defines happiness
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Eduardo Porter in the essay What Happiness Is argues several viewpoints on the true meaning of happiness and how people strive to obtain it. After several descriptions of finding happiness‚ Porter claims “we pursue what we think makes us happy” (Porter1) and that most people “expend enormous amounts of time and energy pursuing more money” (Porter3)‚ claiming people get happiness out of material possessions. Cynical as Porter may seem by this statement he wrote earlier in his essay‚ “it remains generally
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Elalaoui Dr A. Agnaou English Composition 1301 Section 06 05 May 2013 Happiness Nowadays‚ people talk a lot about happiness; they even write tens and hundreds of books dealing with this concept from a philosophical perspective in order to find its relationship with daily life. Unfortunately‚ there are always controversies about the nature and origin of happiness: is it health‚ love‚ money‚ job‚ or success? In fact‚ happiness cannot be reached as a treasure such as gold or silver because it is more
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nough to provide happiness‚ then there must be many frustrated lovers in the world. The belief that love gurantess happiness is left over from the ideology of romantic love that tells us we will live happily ever after if we can only find the right person with whom to spend our life with. If we realize that love by itself will not bring happiness‚ then hopefully we will be more tolerant of the imperfections of those we love. If our relatioships have their problems and if those we love do not always
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Response Article - Hunt for happiness What is happiness? Is it to have money? Is it to stay with the one you loved? All of them can be happiness up to different people with different thought. According to Charissa Newark’s article she thought that happiness was to have a boyfriend‚ being pretty‚ having friends‚ etc. Then she stopped‚ she thought that she has to start thinking like an adult. Later she thinks about it again‚ then she said “Happiness is being comfortable with your own skin‚ being
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