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| The Happy Day (1892) by Joaquin Sorolla |
Questions from the Preface to Happiness
· What is happiness?
· Is happiness necessary for a worthwhile life?
· Is happiness all you need to have a worthwhile life?
· Does happiness depend on one’s state of mind, one’s circumstances, or both?
· Can a person be immoral yet happy?
Also:
· When was the happiest time in your life? (What made it the happiest?)
· Who is the happiest person you know? (What makes them happy?)
· What will it take to make you happy in the future?
· What has your life so far taught you about happiness?
· What does the study of happiness have to do with the study of what it means to be human? How might the answer to one of these 2 questions inform the other?
· What is happiness?
· Is happiness necessary for a worthwhile life?
· Is happiness all you need to have a worthwhile life?
· Does happiness depend on one’s state of mind, one’s circumstances, or both?
· Can a person be immoral yet happy?
Also:
· When was the happiest time in your life? (What made it the happiest?)
· Who is the happiest person you know? (What makes them happy?)
· What will it take to make you happy in the future?
· What has your life so far taught you about happiness?
· What does the study of happiness have to do with the study of what it means to be human? How might the answer to one of these 2 questions inform the other?
· What do you make of the painting at the top of this page, which is titled "The Happy Day"?
I am simly posting to encourage anyone who did not speak in class to use this as a chance to do so. I find it highly unlikely that only four or five of us had anything to offer, and so I will gladly stand behind (while I may not agree with) anyone who wishes to say their piece here.
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