‘The Pursuit of Happiness’

The word "happiness" presents us with a conundrum: how is it pursued, and how does one know when one has acquired it? Though the Greek philosophers gave us answers--that happiness comes to the well-ordered and virtuous life, which is also the life of greatest pleasure--such questions continue to vex us, one might say often lead us astray. In this three-part series, Institute Fellow and SMU Prof. Spiegelman will be our guide, speaking and leading discussions arising from his latest book, Seven Pleasures: Essays on Ordinary Happiness.