Happiness understood as inseparable from family and community flourishing.
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collective happiness
Happiness understood as inseparable from family and community flourishing.
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Happiness understood as inseparable from the happiness of family and community.
For most of human history, happiness was collective: wealth was supposed to raise the family's and community's happiness, often through generosity and feasting.
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"...discover about this list is this, you are thinking about individual happiness. And this is actually unique in human history. If you were to..."
"...discover about this list is this. You are thinking about individual happiness. And this is actually unique in human history. If you were to..."
"I come back, and what's the first thing I do with all this gold? Do you guys know? And this is like the ancient..."
"...all on a big feast. We wanted everyone to share in happiness. And that's what made us happy. Okay? Any questions? Yeah?"
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The first Secret History class begins with Kant and ends with alchemy.
The first Secret History class starts with Kant and ends with alchemy.
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