Ethics Talk: Philosophy, Flourishing and The Good Life / The Material of Happiness

Subtitle: In tonight's show, we focus on society’s search for happiness through material objects. To what extent (if any) are material objects relevant to happiness? If
Duration: 01:02:00
Publishing date: 2011-11-16 00:00
Link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ethics-talk/2011/11/16/the-material-of-happiness
Contributors: Ethics Talk; author
Enclosures: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ethics-talk/2011/11/16/the-material-of-happiness.mp3; audio/mpeg

Shownotes

In tonight's show, we focus on society’s search for happiness through material objects. To what extent (if any) are material objects relevant to happiness? If material objects are irrelevant to happiness, then what are the non-material components of happiness? Our discussion will incorporate some recent concepts found within the domain of positive psychology such as "the hedonic treadmill".