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Social Welfare is a Happiness
The pursuit of happiness is a constant in the individual and collective history of mankind. Countless proverbs and popular sayings I approve. Even the Declaration of Independence of the United States sat down that the right of men is the pursuit of happiness. 25 centuries ago, Aristotle also provided for the pursuit of happiness as the goal of philosophical ethics. But what is happiness? Answers may be multiple: the pleasures, riches, fame or power, or a satisfactory intellective life, to practice virtue, or help others. Or a combination. The menu is extensive and varied, and therefore we face a completely subjective and not easily grasped.
Might wonder why the economy, sad or dismal science that defined Thomas Carlyle, also engaged to happiness. Richard Lanyard, one of the main references of the debate, define the key determinants of our subjective personal satisfaction or happiness: family relationships, a stable and rewarding work, the community and friends, health, individual liberty, personal values, and, of course, the financial situation. Money is one of the components of happiness, but it is far less decisive. Of course we are referring to “normal” situations. Deprivation and poverty are hardly compatible with a successful personal statement.
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