Vortrag:
Greater happiness for a greater number:
How is that possible?
There is growing support for the idea that we should aim
at greater happiness for a greater number. Yet there are also
qualms about the reality value of that ambition: some doubt
that enduring happiness is possible at all in the human condition,
others claim that the nature of Happiness makes greater happiness
is illusory and there is also much skepticism about the possibility
of planned promotion of happiness.
These doubts are reviewed and rejected. It is argued that
happiness can be furthered by improving the livability of
society as well as by strengthening the life-abilities of
individuals. One of the options in the latter approach is
helping people to make more informed choices by investigating
long-term consequences on happiness.
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