Posted by Estella on August 7, 2006, at 1:50:42
In reply to Re: people in Rowanda... Dinah, Gabbi-G, Phillipa, posted by Jost on August 6, 2006, at 21:47:20
health / healthcare / education / formal education / wealth (dollar value) are seperate things.
for example:
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/9338/culture.htm
> But that's not to say that there aren't happy people in all societies...
indeed.
i guess we are measuring the western ideal of happiness (which oftern is highly correlated with material wealth). that tells us more about the western conception of happiness than anything else imo.
flourishing is related to happiness, sure.
but flourishing doesn't entail 10 brands of spaghetti sauce or a million dollar mansion...
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