The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Aristotle

Sep 14, 2020

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The Psychology of Happiness - Aristotle's Introspection

02:28

What Is Phrenisus?

01:31

You Dimonia Is a Kind of Durable, Rather Than Short Lived Pleasure

02:01

Introduction

3min

Tomar Gendler, Professor of Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature

2min

Aristotle, the Father of Positive Psychology

2min

You Dimonia Is a Kind of Durable, Rather Than Short Lived Pleasure

2min

The Psychology of Happiness - Aristotle's Introspection

2min

What Is Phrenisus?

2min

Aristotle's Udymonia

2min

The Happiness Lab

2min

Aristotle's Idea of the Middle Way

3min

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Aristotle's Ethics

2min

11.

Aristotle's Idea of Friendship

3min

12.

The Science of Habits

4min

13.

The Happiness Lab

3min

He gave us biology, physics and drama... but Greek philosopher Aristotle also thought deeply about how humans can flourish and live happy lives of virtue.

Yale professor Tamar Gendler tells Dr Laurie Santos about Aristotle's wellbeing insights and how he recommended taking daily "baby steps" towards becoming the sort of happy, moderate person we aspire to be. A kind of ancient "fake it, 'til you make it" ethos.

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The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Aristotle

The Psychology of Happiness - Aristotle's Introspection

What Is Phrenisus?

You Dimonia Is a Kind of Durable, Rather Than Short Lived Pleasure

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