On Wednesday, 331 discussed the following ideas that were derived from Julia Annas’s essay “Happiness as Achievement”:
1) J must be determined via a global perspective (as opposed to a linear one)
2) Feeling good and having your desires satisfied is not enough for J (242)
3) J lies not just in having material objects or positions of power; you have to earn them (243)
In the video below, recorded on March 31st, 2011 at the University of Pennsylvania, Annas discusses what it means to "flourish." (Annas herself shows up at the six-minute mark after an introduction delivered by James Pawelski.)
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