Mutluluk hakkında felsefi incelemenin önemi

Günümüzde, mutluluğun incelenmesiyle ilgili olan “olumlu psikoloji” denilen alanda yükselen bir ilgi vardır. Mutluluk, psikolojinin alanına giren, önemli ve popüler bir konu olsa da mutlulukla ilgili felsefi incelemenin önemsiz olduğu düşünülebilir. Bu yazıda, mutluluğun felsefi incelemesinin öneminin lehindeki bazı argümanları incelemeye çalışacağız.

Importance of the philosophical study of happiness

Nowadays, there is a rising interest about the subject called “positive psychology” which concerns the study of the happiness. Although happiness is an important and popular subject which falls within psychology, it could be thought that the philosophical study of happiness is unimportant. In this paper, we will try to discuss some arguments in favor of the importance of the philosophical study of happiness.

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