On all plausible theories, everyone’s well-being consists at least in part in being happy, and avoiding suffering.

Derek Parfit

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Topic

Moral theory Happiness Suffering

Author

Derek Parfit

Source

On What Matters

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Parfit, Derek. Reasons and Persons. Oxford University Press, 1984.

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Another quote about Happiness

Man was made for joy and woe,
And when this we rightly know
Through the world we safely go.

William Blake

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Topic
The human condition Wisdom Happiness Sadness

Author

William Blake
Source
Poems from the Pickering Manuscript
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1805 1800s 19th century
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Original Citation

Blake, William. "Auguries of Innocence." Songs of Innocence and Experience, with Other Poems. London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1866.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "Auguries of Innocence." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.