Martin Butler's Negative Philosophy

Martin Butler's Negative Philosophy

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Martin Butler's Negative Philosophy
Martin Butler's Negative Philosophy
Happiness

Happiness

The marketing person's most tempting bait.

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For goodness' sake, don’t go chasing happiness. Schopenhauer pointed out that nothing will make us unhappier than pursuing happiness, although the cultural insistence that we have a right to be happy reinforces the error. The ego has invented dozens of happiness scenarios: happy families, wealth, fame, therapy, spiritual…

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