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Living Objectivism Episode 137: Achieving Happiness an Interview with Tara Smith

In this interview, Yaron Brook and Tara Smith delve into happiness.  What is happiness and how is it achieved? Does one have to be an Objectivist to achieve happiness? Does being an Objectivist guarantee happiness? Is ones unhappiness a sign of lack of virtue? What is the relative importance of career, or a romantic relationship to happiness? Can money buy happiness? How is the Objectivist view of happiness similar and different from Aristotles.

Service: Spreaker
Publshed on: Dec 29, 2017
Duration: 56:34
Channels
The Yaron Brook Show


Segments
Introducing Tara Smith
00:00 to 01:17
1.3 minutes
Defining and Explaining Happiness
01:18 to 05:37
4.3 minutes
Identifying Happiness in oneself and in others
05:38 to 08:27
2.8 minutes
Happiness, Objectivism, Aristotle, and Psychology
08:28 to 13:22
4.9 minutes
Happiness & modern ‘self-help’ & Objectivism qua Philosophy
13:23 to 17:20
4.0 minutes
Happiness in an altruist-collectivist culture contra Objectivists
17:21 to 22:59
5.6 minutes
Achieving Happiness according to Objectivism
23:00 to 27:06
4.1 minutes
Money, Purpose, Productiveness, and Happiness
27:07 to 29:33
2.4 minutes
Methods to achieve happiness: introspection, virtues, and focus
29:34 to 31:44
2.2 minutes
Money and Happiness
31:45 to 36:51
5.1 minutes
Happiness and Relationships and Career
36:52 to 39:59
3.1 minutes
Self-Esteem and Happiness
40:00 to 43:03
3.1 minutes
Achieving Happiness via Philosophy and Psychology
43:04 to 47:07
4.1 minutes
Free Will and attaining Happiness
47:08 to 50:08
3.0 minutes
Objectivist Virtues, Being an Objectivist, and being happy
50:09 to 54:29
4.3 minutes
New Year’s Resolutions
54:30 to N/A
2.1 minutes