Event Information

"Happiness and Its Paradoxes: A Philosophical and Psychological Account" Institute for Liberal Arts Public Lecture

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Date
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Time
18:00 - 19:15
Venue
Room 607, West 9 Bldg. F6, Ookayama Campus
Notes
Participation fee: Free
Reservation: Not required
Language: English

Social scientists have taken for granted various meanings of happiness. Probing the Socratic and Switch paradoxes of happiness, Timo Airaksinen, Professor Emeritus of Moral Philosophy at Helsinki University (Finland), will show that the concept of happiness is not of much importance to practical life. He will also comment on Finland's designation as the world’s happiest country in 2019 (UN Happiness Report).

His recent work on happiness is "Desire and the Socratic Paradox of Happiness" in Tafter Journal n. 94 - MAGGIO GIUGNO 2017 (open access).

Happiness and Its Paradoxes: A Philosophical and Psychological Account Institute for Liberal Arts Public Lecture

"Happiness and Its Paradoxes: A Philosophical and Psychological Account" Institute for Liberal Arts Public Lecture

Contact

Institute for Liberal Arts
E-mail:shirabe.m.aa-2019timolecture@ml.m.titech.ac.jp

Update : April 9, 2019

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