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HAPPINESS!<\/strong><\/h1>\n

by Julia Wdowin<\/p>\n

Happiness? We all seek it, even when we don\u2019t know what we\u2019re looking for! Completely different things can come to mind when we think of happiness.<\/span><\/h3>\n

The things that make you happy can be quite different to what makes another person happy, or even the way another person thinks about their happiness. <\/span>You know by your own experience, too, that we can experience different \u201ckinds\u201d of happiness, and different levels of its intensity and depth. What\u2019s more the moments you remember as happy are completely unique from someone else\u2019s moments of happiness. Happiness, it seems, is a very personal thing. <\/span><\/p>\n

But perhaps the roots of our happiness are more similar than the many experiences of it we see flowering at the surface? <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

What is observed since the times of the earliest philosophers is that we can be happy in different situations, also those difficult and challenging ones, depending on how we understand happiness. What is also long noted is that however much positive feelings and emotions do contribute to our sense of happiness, these do not necessarily have to determine it in different situations, or be the sole factor. There\u2019s something that can make an overall bigger difference \u2013 and it is the idea of <\/span>eudaimonia<\/span><\/i>, as Aristotle, would put it, which is linked to concepts of happiness, flourishing, purpose or well-being. It poses the larger question of, what is \u2018the good life\u2019 that can lead to our happiness?<\/span><\/p>\n

On that note, we often hear, what is almost a saying, that happiness is not a destination, but an attitude \u2013 almost like something that accompanies us along the way. It\u2019s something that isn\u2019t achieved directly. Of course, this all depends on how we understand and view happiness, and may not be true in all cases, but it should surely encourage us to think more broadly about happiness – what it is \u2013 and about the implications of it being a \u201ccompanion\u201d of our choices for how we lead our lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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“What is \u2018the good life\u2019 that can lead to our happiness?”<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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At The Economy of Francesco<\/strong> we are particularly interested in the question of how the economy relates to our happiness \u2013 and also how our happiness can change the economic life we are all part of! How often do we think about how our participation in economic life can play a role in our fulfilment? Or, on the other hand, about what kinds of economic structures or models would be conducive to our individual and societal flourishing? If happiness is found \u201calong our way\u201d, we want to think about, here at the Economy of Francesco, how we can pave the economic routes we take in ways that lead to deep fulfilment, and not at the cost of others.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the name suggests the \u201cPolicies for happiness\u201d village is particularly interested in how policy-making should be approached, and with what aims and assumptions in mind, for these questions about happiness to be considered. Many factors and questions are simultaneously at play which makes this a truly broad thinking ground! What definition or account of happiness are we considering: feelings of happiness, sense of fulfilment or opportunities to flourish? In what spheres or context are we evaluating happiness? And what exactly should we be aiming to capture in measurements? At the individual or societal level? How do we compare between individuals, given the personal nature of the experience? These are just some of the questions that guide the work and proposals of this village.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is certainly important is context, at a number of levels – from the continent, country, community… to the individual! The needs and approaches to happiness and flourishing need to be carefully understood. For one, the balance between happiness in \u201chaving\u201d and in \u201cbeing\u201d may be quite different. Pope Francis draws our attention to seeing that there are different kinds of \u201cpoverties\u201d we experience today,<\/strong> and they are not all material. Perceiving the needs of others for their happiness and flourishing is a task that requires creativity and responsibility \u2013 but one that each one of us can engage in.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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JULIA WDOWIN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Economist<\/span><\/li>\n
  • PhD Student at University of Cambridge<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Researcher member of the EoF Academy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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