Happiness is one part of a good life. Sometimes people underrate it, sometimes overrate it. I wanted to show how no matter what your views are, we all ultimately care about a lot of the same things. And so for my Aristotelian friends who really tend to are more interested in the concept of happiness as a good life or flourishing, they get something out of it too.
Philosopher and author Daniel Haybron of St. Louis University talks about his book, Happiness, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Happiness turns out to be a little more complicated than it sounds. Haybron discusses the good life and different philosophical perspectives on how to achieve happiness.