You want to be happy, don’t you? Everyone wants to be happy. The moral purpose of your life is to make yourself happy; that is the reason everyone does everything they do, whether it be getting a job for yourself or giving charity to complete strangers — the main goal of your actions is to give yourself a good feeling about living. The purpose of philosophy is to give you a guide to follow in making the choices that should result in your happiness.
Archive for June, 2005
Everyone Uses Some Good Philosophy (Including You!)
Saturday, June 25th, 2005All Relationships are Politics
Friday, June 3rd, 2005The branch of philosophy known as ‘politics’ is often misunderstood. It is not just about governments. All relationships between two or more people, including personal ones such as friendships and marriages, are political in nature. The same principles can be applied regardless of the size of the group or the nature of the relationship. Politics defines the principles of a proper social system, including but not limited to the proper functions of government.