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That's close to what I mean.
Ambivalence refers to some sort of internal conflict where psychological forces tug one in different directions. For instance, one might have mixed feelings about some particular value, or even one's entire life. Also, I think that one's rational judgment can conflict with one's emotions, providing the strange feeling that one is either not doing what one should, or that one is not doing what one truly loves.
That is the royal road to ambivalence. One might want to rob someone, but this would be in conflict with one's judgment about the worth and appropriateness of the action. Chances are, the conflict would be "won" by refusing to be a self-reflective person. However, the conflict wouldn't really disappear. One could never be completely whole on that path.
Only of self-destruction, if you call that an achievement.
eudaimonia,
Mark
Anything has two sides. If one side made you happy then the other side won't. If so, how do you evaluate happiness? Would 51% happiness and 49% the opposite (name?) be called happy? The OP asked why should we be happy. If a happy feeling only contains 60% happiness, would it be good enough? could a feeling also be called "happy" if it only has 35% happiness?
I don't think that happiness can be measured in terms of percentages in the way you are doing here.
eudaimonia,
Mark
Of course, I can replace those numbers by words such as more or less or slightly more, or much more etc. But you should read them in a qualitative way. (that does not mean a quantitative study is not possible)
So, what is your answer/comment to the question?
My answer is that you shouldn't do that, even in a qualitative way. You are either happy or you are not. Sure, there can be a relative intensity of neurochemical highs, but that doesn't matter.
What you are trying to do is force me into a paradigm into which I do not fit.
eudaimonia,
Mark
I am not force you to be anywhere. I just remind you that according to your idea, there are various degree of happiness.
Your fundamental idea of happiness is not right. You put too many parameters into this emotion and it allows this emotion to be fractionalized so that you do not recognize it any more in most cases.
Happiness is a pure emotion.
Happiness is too associated with joy for me. Neitzsche spoke of will to power.
The difficulty of recognizing happiness is a cultural blindness of the modern age, not a problem with the concept. See David Norton's book Personal Destinies for more.
The concept does not suffer from having "too many parameters". It has no more and no fewer than it needs.
eudaimonia,
Mark
Happiness is a state of non-contradictory joya joy without penalty or guilt,
eudaimonia,
Mark
Title basically says it all. Why should people be happy as opposed to unhappy? Why is happiness important?
OK, I like to try again. What are the parameters needed for happiness?
OK, I would say: there is no such thing.
How about an example?
If you are unhappy too much, then you lack faith or are too self-focused. Depression can cripple you; so be thankful and less self-absorbed and serve others. If you help others, you will be happy, because that's the essence of love.
1) Rationally understanding that you are doing what you ought to do
2) Emotionally feeling that you are doing what you love to do
Implicit to (1) and (2) combined is:
3) A lack of conflictedness, or to put that more positively, the presence of serenity
I'm not certain that I want to call happiness an "emotion". It is something that can be felt, but it isn't like the classic emotions, such as joy, sadness, fear, anger, etc.
I'd just like to add that I've been talking about how one evaluates the present moment. It is possible to turn one's attention to one's past, and evaluate that. If there were problems doing what one ought or loved, then regret, guilt, or shame may be possible impediments to one's happiness. This is just another form of internal conflict, and probably frustrating since one can't change the past.
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eudaimonia,
Mark
We can not see the happiness of inner heart just by looking at what the actions are.
From your point of view, there is really no reason to be truly happy, even you can define what a true happiness is.
Happiness is a feeling associated with successfulness at achieving one's deepest values, a lack of internal conflict, and peace of mind. It is a sign that one is successful at flourishing as a human being.
eudaimonia,
Mark
My argument is that you asked for too much. The internal conflict MUST exist no matter how happy you are.
Would you say that peace of mind (serenity, tranquility) is impossible?
eudaimonia,
Mark
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