Wed 1 Jul, 2009 05:02 pm - Hmm... if eudaimonia is the desired final product of our striving, do you agree that Aristotle was right in how to achieve it? Could there be different ways for different persons, or are there one... (view)
Mon 8 Jun, 2009 12:46 pm - Sartre, a major Existentialist philosopher, was a strong proponent of communism, and indeed, seems to have shared bed with many tyrants of the day.
So I wonder, do Existentialism demand any... (view)
Mon 8 Jun, 2009 11:45 am - [QUOTE=Eudaimon]Life can be happier only on indifferent level. It is impossible to add something to eudaemonia.[/QUOTE]
What exactly is meant by an "indifferent level"? Can you be... (view)
Wed 3 Jun, 2009 02:28 pm - [quote=Eudaimon]Hunger is not necessary unhappiness. Many people died in tortures yet being happy. And others, as Krumple said, prefer to wallaw in pain. Happiness is not caused by some physical... (view)
Tue 2 Jun, 2009 04:36 pm - Thanks for the replies everyone. When you write "happiness" in the text, do you intend the common English meaning of the word as in temporary good feelings, like "Oh I was so happy... (view)
Sun 31 May, 2009 09:36 am - According to what Aristotle wrote, everyone agree that [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudaimonia"]eudaimonia[/URL] is the most desirable thing, but that people disagree on exactly... (view)
Sun 31 May, 2009 07:01 am - Hello guys, I'm new around here. Came across this forum by Googling for a philosophy forum.
I'm Swedish and I'm 20 years old, currently studying at university. I'm an atheist,... (view)
