Philo Agora's talk this Tuesday, September 22 is Helen
Stasa, Happiness and philosophy
It seems that most, if not all, people wish to live a life which is
happy or high in well-being. But what exactly do we mean by these
terms? In this discussion, Helen will begin by looking at the three
main theories of well-being, and some of the problems these views
face. In the second part of the discussion, she will look at
empirical studies of well-being, and some of the interesting results
which they have provided.
Helen has dual honours degrees in philosophy and psychology, and is
in her final PhD year at the University of Sydney. She is adopting an
interdisciplinary approach in her research, aiming to show how
philosophers and psychologists can work together to provide more
complete answers to questions on well-being.
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Tuesday September 22 at the Fair Trade Coffee House, 33 Glebe
Point Road, Glebe, $6.00 includes a free cup of coffee or tea. Start
at 7.30. Finish at 9.00pm. If you want to eat, come early. All
profits from the Fair Trade Cafe go to support Third World development.
Philo Agora talks for the remainder of the year , and its approach to
its sessions, can be viewed at its website ,
<http://www.philoagora.com>www.philoagora.com . Philo
Agora has a talk every two weeks
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THE PHILOAGORA ANNUAL AWARD
PhiloAgora has instituted an award of $100 for the essay and talk
that best meets our objectives of relating philosophical thought to
how we act out our lives, individually or collectively . Papers of
2500 words or so will be placed on the website and judged at the end
of the first year, Details on our website ,Open to undergrads,
postgrads, everybody, except full time academics..
We have also joined with the Fair Trade Cafe in not
charging philosophy students the usual $6.00 admission
Philo Agora
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