The Pursuit: A History Of Happiness [rebroadcast]

52 Minuten

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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Each week we take a topic that people are t...

Gesellschaft , Geschichte , Gesellschaft & Kultur

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vor 9 Jahren

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - it’s a phrase we’ve
all heard. But do we really know what Thomas Jefferson meant by
that? For that matter, did Jefferson place a period or comma after
happiness? In this episode, Peter, Ed and Brian begin by exploring
Jefferson’s intent with his choice of punctuation. Along the way,
they will consider how Americans have defined success, prosperity
and contentment. They’ll also look at the many ways we’ve pursued
happiness, and learn if history squares with our lofty goals.

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