What is it, how can we best pursue it, why should we? Supporting the study of these and related questions at Middle Tennessee State University and beyond. PHIL 3160 – Philosophy of Happiness - "Examining the concept of human happiness and its application in everyday living as discussed since antiquity by philosophers, psychologists, writers, spiritual leaders, and contributors to pop culture."
Caroline Duncan Extra Credit: Test 1 Philosophy of Happiness Monday, September 28, 2015
Discussion Question: Does Illusory Happiness Interest you? Illusory Happiness very much interests me. The definition of Illusory states, “based on illusion; not real.” Okay, so thus everything I experience must therefore be an illusion, because I do not know what is actually real versus false. Which seems quite problematic to me, because every thing we experience is based on our own perceptions, bias standpoints and ways in which we were socialized. If all situations are based on our own perceptions then we easily are not creating or undergoing an illusory. Even if we were living in an illusory state of being, I do not think we would know anyways. Something I have learned while studying undergraduate philosophy is that nothing is either completely real or completely false. Again, because each and ever one of us has our very own perspective of our perceptions. Something to me could be very “true” but to someone else it could be very “false.” Therefore, I would like to believe that we all live in illusory states of mind. If we were able to read between the lines of reality and understand what really is going on then illusory would not interest me. Life would then be too easy. I’d like to learn the actual truth of why we are here, but I do not think it lies anywhere out there in the universe. I think truth comes from the individual, depending on what one allows their mind to partake in.
Caroline Duncan
ReplyDeleteExtra Credit: Test 1
Philosophy of Happiness
Monday, September 28, 2015
Discussion Question: Does Illusory Happiness Interest you?
Illusory Happiness very much interests me. The definition of Illusory states, “based on illusion; not real.” Okay, so thus everything I experience must therefore be an illusion, because I do not know what is actually real versus false. Which seems quite problematic to me, because every thing we experience is based on our own perceptions, bias standpoints and ways in which we were socialized. If all situations are based on our own perceptions then we easily are not creating or undergoing an illusory. Even if we were living in an illusory state of being, I do not think we would know anyways. Something I have learned while studying undergraduate philosophy is that nothing is either completely real or completely false. Again, because each and ever one of us has our very own perspective of our perceptions. Something to me could be very “true” but to someone else it could be very “false.” Therefore, I would like to believe that we all live in illusory states of mind. If we were able to read between the lines of reality and understand what really is going on then illusory would not interest me. Life would then be too easy. I’d like to learn the actual truth of why we are here, but I do not think it lies anywhere out there in the universe. I think truth comes from the individual, depending on what one allows their mind to partake in.