Brave New World was written in 1931 by Aldous Huxley an English writer and philosopher. A world that’s under control by the Government, where citizens lost their freedom, however, were granted pleasures instead. They cannot know the truth as they were brought up not knowing and still they don’t want to know the truth anyway. The truth and their happiness...
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From my perspective, I think the best philosophy of human nature that I have learned from the class is Immanuel Kant compared to other philosopher such as Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Hobbes, Karl Marx, and Freud. Plato was known as the father of idealism and one of the forefathers of philosophy; which is the love of wisdom. Whereas, Kant was known...
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Self Reflection Every person has a different understanding of happiness. Happiness is characterized as a feeling wherein one encounters sentiments running from happiness and fulfillment to joy and exceptional euphoria. Happiness may be defined in such a way it can be interpreted in many different ways by different people. For example, if you're happy in your life then your health...
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This paper will present and respond to the arguments put forward by Frederic Lenoir in the chapter titled, “Can the Quest for Happiness Make Us Unhappy?” in his book Happiness: A Philosopher's Guide that seeks to answer the question of authentic happiness. The author argues that in modern society, people can become unhappy while pursuing happiness because they set the...
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'If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.” – Elbert Hubbard. happiness and health go hand-in-hand? It is important to maintain a healthy lifestyle because you have less of a chance to get sick, when you’re healthy...
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“ Can Money Buy Happiness? “ In a world where -- race disconnected us, religion separated us, politics divided us -- and more importantly wealth classifies us, it is an undeniable fact that money plays a huge role in a modern society today therefore bringing happiness to those who have it. After reading numerous articles online, the most common argument...
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Happiness has been described as a state of well-being that is characterized by relative permanence, by emotions ranging from mere contentment to deep and intense joy in living, and by a natural desire for it to continue. It is a state all want to achieve, but it often seems elusive. Pleasant Life events can affect our happiness levels, but their...
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Our lives are packed with ups and downs, learning, challenges and choices; experience, commitment, and observance. It's about joy, it's about sadness and light, it's about obscurity. Life is, therefore, a constant process of becoming and overcoming negativity in order to obtain happiness. Happiness is a product of self-realization which I believe is the purpose of our life, in other...
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In this essay, I realized how people should perceive and appreciate true happiness and freedom. Others think it is easy to be happy and free. People aspire to succeed financially, strive to become famous, and gain power, for them this is happiness. In today's society, vacation life is very attractive to many people. For them, drinking and dancing are the...
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Genes have been in control of human traits since humans have been a species. However, what genes control beyond physical traits is not as well known. Therefore this prompts the question to what extent genes affect happiness. This question is becoming more prevalent with the rise in genetic editing and what could be done with genetic engineering to further push...
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Research shows that students view themselves as unworthy, unlovable, and incompetent due to low self-esteem which has a great impact on the behavioral and emotional aspects of life. According to Silverstone and Salsali (2003), having low self-esteem has been shown to be correlated with a number of negative outcomes, such as depression. More likely, people with low self-esteem are more...
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Jane Austen’s last novel, Persuasion, follows the story of two past lovers and their journey back to each other. Set in the early 1800s, the novel’s main protagonists, Anne and Captain Wentworth, have ended their engagement and become miserable. They and several other characters are given the opportunity to claim happiness. While some rejected the opportunity, others took advantage and...
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Freedom is arbitrary and the definition is blurred, its meaning differs from person to person whether it be in mind or body. While most texts represent freedom as some magical key that leads to happiness for their protagonist, freedom doesn’t necessarily make one content but in fact, is a burden that alienates people, especially in a society bound by rules....
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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, I think we can all agree, are some of the reasons why our ancestors decided to come here in the first place. The Revolutionary War started when the colonists grew tired of how they felt about being treated unfairly and started to take measures to declare their independence from Britain. Being a patriot...
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Budda once said, “Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared”. Happiness is a special feeling of joy and gratitude when positive things occur in life. Indicating that happiness can come in different ways for many people, however, that long-lasting emotion is...
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What is happiness? Where does one find it? How does one obtain it? There's no real definition or proven fact by scientists what happiness is, and how it can essentially be obtained. But let me just say, happiness isn't something sought to be looked for. I'm not one to say this is the core answer to happiness, but with experience...
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There are many factors that affect the happiness or the subjective well-being of individuals. Happiness appears to be one of the most important goals for people as most people mentioned happiness to be a wish for their children as well as themselves (Noba 2021). Diener (1984) equates subjective well-being to the three types of happiness. Life satisfaction, Positive feelings, and...
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Happiness is a difficult phrase to define. Everyone possesses specific perspectives of happiness from their very own experience. Some human beings would say money can purchase you happiness due to the fact they presume money may want to supply them power, whilst others disagree. From my very own perspective, I personally consider that money may want to no longer purchase...
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Consider the question, does money really bring you happiness? Most will say: “Obviously, I will give you money and we will be best friends”. In this essay, I want to argue my point of view that money cannot buy true happiness. Happiness is difficult to define. Everyone has a different view of happiness based on past behaviors. Rich people can...
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Despite the thousands of years that separate Aristotle and Confucius from Martin Seligman and Sonja Lyubormirsky, they all highlight that the key aspect to achieving happiness is helping others. They all state that helping others increases our own happiness levels due to the feeling of helpfulness and knowing that we are using the skills and knowledge we have to aid...
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Happiness is determined by who we are as a person and our perspective on life. In this essay, I am going to argue my point of view with reference to the famous novel ‘Fahrenheit 451’ by Ray Bradbury and the author's main ideas expressed in it. “I don't know what it is. I'm so damned unhappy. I'm so mad and...
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Have you ever thought about what truly is happiness? I believe that at one point in time everyone would have come across this question. Everyone would like to be happier, including me. Happiness is important to me because it helps to protect my mental well-being. In this essay, I would like to explain my definition of happiness, which is a...
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Do you have some spare change or extra time on your hands? If so, deciding to spend it on someone else might make you happier than spending it on yourself. The following literature review addresses that topic: the effects of prosocial behavior on people’s happiness in light of three scientific articles. Simply put, the first article focusses on how spending...
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This essay is going to be talking about whether achieving happiness is just a matter of good luck or if there is more to it than that. It will be considering the Greek philosopher Aristotle’s response to this question and will also be looking at what achieves a person’s happiness. Achieving happiness comes from many different things at different times...
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Happiness is a state of mind and any person can achieve happiness if they are able to appreciate the situations of their life. Happiness can be achieved with the simplest activities such as when a child shares her favorite biscuits with her friends, or when a son listens to his mother. Two famous persons namely, Richard Branson and Jordan Peterson...
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Happiness to me is like a cloud. A cloud can be altered by its environment and it grows and shrinks by its climate. Clouds can disappear and reform, but there will not be clouds; happiness is always present. We, as a tenacious and ambitious species, have to just find it and make happiness out of situations. Happiness is one common...
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Although in certain circumstances it can seem utterly impossible, joy can be found in many ways, even if it is in disguise. But, for Okonkwo and Ethan Frome joy was much harder to find than they both expected. They had to attempt to find elation by going to extreme measures. For both of these characters, the endless stress and pressure...
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His concerns about money further emphasize his complete helplessness when taking chances; unlike him, Mattie’s father escaped rural Massachusetts although “he had died too soon to prove that the end justifies the means”, yet Ethan’s typical New England rigid code of ethics restrains him from looking after his own interests. After all, he agreed to marry Zeena only because of...
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Some people chase happiness, while others choose happiness. The sole purpose of life is to be happy, to enjoy life, and to get to a place where you are not hoping to get to another. If we look at our inner utmost desire we could see all our dreams are not so different. We all share ONE common goal “Happiness”...
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Jenny Santi in her article ‘The Secret to Happiness Is Helping Others’ states that helping others may seem like it doesn’t make a big different on making our lives happier, but it has a huge impact. When it seems as if we are forced to give back to others, it doesn’t make us happy which is why we should never...
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