23Tue10.15 A.M
The Folly, Amethyst
Whites Road
Next to Corporation
Bank
Royapettah, Chennai
600 014
The Idea of Happiness
What does the search
for happiness amount to? Why is it that people tend to find
existential meaning in unhappiness when happiness is valued so much? This
talk will explore some philosophical themes around the idea of
happiness.
Sundar Sarukkai is Professor of
Philosophy at the National Institute of Advanced Studies,
Bangalore. His work is primarily in the philosophy of natural
and social sciences. He is the author of many books including
Philosophy of Symmetry, Indian Philosophy and Philosophy of Science.
He is the Co-Chief Editor of the Springer Handbook of Logical
Thought in India. He has also been very active in outreach programmes
to take philosophy to different communities and places
as well as bringing philosophy to the public through his writing in
The Hindu. He is heading a project of philosophy in the
public domain, funded by the Tata Trusts.
Happiness is a state
we all aspire to.Aren’t you eager to
find out what happiness truly means?
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