Happiness Fantasy

Happiness has meant different things in different times: according to Aristotle, only the gods could be truly happy, but if you lived ethically, you might come close; for medieval Christians, the best way to be happy was to suffer pain and for Romantic philosophers like Rousseau, society made happiness impossible.

Fericirea a insemnat lucruri diferite in timpuri diferite: dupa Aristotel, numai zeii ar putea fi cu adevarat fericiti, dar daca ai trai etic, s-ar putea sa te apropii; pentru crestinii medievali, cel mai bun mod de a fi fericiti a fost sa sufere durere, iar pentru filozofii romantici precum Rousseau, societatea a facut fericirea imposibila.