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Insanity_Pills t1_j6oiwm8 wrote

Reply to comment by humbleElitist_ in Happiness is an essentially nihilistic ideal — it is the best goal to follow when there is nothing else on the table. A meaningful life on the other hand can embrace more of life including struggles and suffering because it is oriented towards a higher ideal by thelivingphilosophy

I forget which greek philosopher it was specifically, but their conception of Happiness was closer to that. The greek word “Eudonia” has been loosely translated to mean “happiness,” however it more closely translates to “fulfillment,” “contentment,” etc. So often when some of those greek philosophers were discussing Happiness, they really meant fulfillment, which is very different from what we understand happiness to mean.

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