I’m also enjoying the bibliography of happiness. Here are some sage words from the introduction to the bibliography:
“The term happiness is used to describe the state of an individual person
only: It does not apply to collectivities. Thus a nation cannot be said to
be happy. At best, most of its citizens consider themselves happy.
Happiness denotes a subjective appreciation of life by an individual,
therefore there is no given ‘objective’ standard for happiness. While a
person who thinks s/he has a heart-condition may or may not have one, a
person who thinks s/he is happy, really is happy.”
posted at 12:02 on Mon, 23 Jan, 2006 |
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