The Philosophy of Happiness

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Chapter 1 The Philosophy of Happiness Aristotle on Happiness Since the earliest days of Western thought philosophers have concerned themselves with the nature of happiness. One of the earliest to ask the question ‘what is happiness?' was Aristotle, who, in a manner typical of philosophers, before providing an answer insisted on making a distinction between two different questions. His first question was what was meant by the word ‘happiness'—or rather, its ancient Greek equivalent eudaimonia.

• desire for the removal of pain
• neces- sary for happiness
• accordance with the virtue of temperance—a virtue
• pleasure
• happiness
• virtue
• human beings
• life
• time time
• time after time
• time to time
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