sirwilliamspear t1_j3lw39g wrote on January 9, 2023 at 1:56 PM Reply to Anna Alexandrova, a philosopher of science at Cambridge, argues that a “science of happiness” is possible but requires a new approach. Measures such as “life satisfaction” or “positive emotions” can be studied rigorously. An underlying variable of “happiness” cannot. by Ma3Ke4Li3 That’s called positive psychology and has been studied for over 30 years. Permalink 1
sirwilliamspear t1_j3lw39g wrote
Reply to Anna Alexandrova, a philosopher of science at Cambridge, argues that a “science of happiness” is possible but requires a new approach. Measures such as “life satisfaction” or “positive emotions” can be studied rigorously. An underlying variable of “happiness” cannot. by Ma3Ke4Li3
That’s called positive psychology and has been studied for over 30 years.