tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329620774026489964.post3788254517565183278..comments2024-03-27T07:37:43.263+02:00Comments on The Non-Ex-Socionist: How Important Is Happiness Really?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329620774026489964.post-62022109450569727132013-04-08T11:49:43.270+02:002013-04-08T11:49:43.270+02:00Thanks, Rich. Indeed, they do (or did).Thanks, Rich. Indeed, they do (or did).Ричардhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677696858512091176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329620774026489964.post-26160534325177188882013-03-24T19:54:34.452+02:002013-03-24T19:54:34.452+02:00You should also look into Epicureanism. They seem ...You should also look into Epicureanism. They seem to adopt a similar strategy to yours.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17884256949136147150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329620774026489964.post-85278622582710596542013-03-24T19:39:58.800+02:002013-03-24T19:39:58.800+02:00"Well traditional buddhism describes a path t..."Well traditional buddhism describes a path to "happiness" or more precisely the absence of unhappiness/suffering. The state of nonsuffering is attained by carefully training the mind in particular ways so that it is able to recognize the day-to-day experiences that generate suffering. I am not as cognizant of other spiritual traditions, but I wouldn't be surprised if many of Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17884256949136147150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329620774026489964.post-81040186081079907362013-03-11T22:49:33.621+02:002013-03-11T22:49:33.621+02:00well some people seem to be happy from doing just ...well some people seem to be happy from doing just those things that you've put under the category of biological success. i know a friend of mine who is totally happy being a workaholic and earning loads of money (kind of "addicted" both to work and money) so this idea here isn't quite that simple...<br /><br /><br />also, I very much disagree with this section: "Even these Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329620774026489964.post-83166410372364843612013-02-17T23:07:06.889+02:002013-02-17T23:07:06.889+02:00>> Happiness is too individualistic and unfo...>> Happiness is too individualistic and unformulaic a pursuit to be the basis of a theology.<br /><br />Well traditional buddhism describes a path to "happiness" or more precisely the absence of unhappiness/suffering. The state of nonsuffering is attained by carefully training the mind in particular ways so that it is able to recognize the day-to-day experiences that generate aestrivexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070862155245159786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329620774026489964.post-25385149873874081562013-02-17T18:54:20.927+02:002013-02-17T18:54:20.927+02:00>>people who dedicate their lives to spiritu...>><i>people who dedicate their lives to spirituality</i><br /><br />I thought about this group as well, but spirituality and happiness are not the same thing either. "Maximizing happiness" or "minimizing unhappiness" could be formulas for a genuine spiritual path, but I don't think I've actually ever met someone in this group who actually pursued happiness above Ричардhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677696858512091176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329620774026489964.post-34611149048592823242013-02-17T17:45:10.881+02:002013-02-17T17:45:10.881+02:00"At any rate, it seems exceedingly rare to me..."At any rate, it seems exceedingly rare to meet someone outside of the psychotherapist's office for whom maximizing happiness is the chief aim of his/her existence. Even for these people, I think unhappiness only really becomes a problem when it is seen as a cause of failure in other areas of life."<br /><br />There is another culture which you have not addressed -- consider the aestrivexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070862155245159786noreply@blogger.com