Hume wrote that the happiest disposition of mind is the virtuous. He also said one passion or humor may be extremely desirable while another is equally disagreeable. The more charitable way of understanding what he's trying to say is, you know, ironically a little bit kind of similar to the stoic view where you want to be less vulnerable to the contingencies of fate and fortune.
David and Tamler gild and stain David Hume’s essay “The Sceptic†with their sentiments. If nothing is inherently valuable or despicable, desirable or hateful, then what do philosophers have to offer when it comes to happiness? If reason is powerless, does it all come down to our emotions and “humours� Or does the study of philosophy and liberal arts naturally lead to a fulfilling and virtuous life? Plus we look at a new non-traditional social psych paper on how we always imagine that things could be better, and tip our caps to the queen of handling Twitter pile-ons (and former VBW guest) – Candy Mom.
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