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131 - Tal Ben-Shahar: What Is Happiness?

131 - Tal Ben-Shahar: What Is Happiness?

Robinson's Podcast vor 3 Jahren

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Tal Ben-Shahar did his undergraduate and graduate work at
Harvard, where he later lectured on positive psychology and
taught the most popular course in the university’s history. He is
now a speaker and writer who focuses on happiness. In this
episode, Robinson and Tal discuss the field of Happiness Studies,
which Tal has been developing for half a decade. They discuss the
origin of happiness studies with Aristotle before moving on to
how various academic disciplines like philosophy, neuroscience,
psychology, and anthropology can teach us about happiness in
different ways. They finish with some practical insight on how to
improve one’s quality of life.

Tal’s Website: https://talbenshahar.com/

Tal’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalBenShahar

OUTLINE

00:00 In This Episode…

00:50 Introduction

02:43 Tal and Happiness Studies

10:26 Aristotle and the Beginning of Happiness Studies

14:02 What is Happiness?

28:58 Different Approaches to Happiness

37:00 What Can Anthropology Teach Us About Happiness?

46:29 Capitalism, Communism, and Happiness

53:04 Advice for Being Happy

Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com

Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of
mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations
with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and
everyone in-between.