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All I was trying to say was that neither Aristotle nor other historical philosophers knew about the role of chemicals in the feeeling of happiness.
by nyc111 8y ago
All I was trying to say was that neither Aristotle nor other historical philosophers knew about the role of chemicals in the feeeling of happiness.
- fjsolwmv 8y agoThy certainly did. They just had very poor theories about humors and xi and bile.
- nyc111 8y agoDid Aristotle know about the relationship of seratonin and the feeling of happiness? I believe not. Therefore, he could not have advised about hapiness and seratonin. If you claim Aristotle knew about Seratonin, maybe you can give a reference.
- drunkenmonkey 8y agoThey probably knew about feedback loops, though, given the creation of waterclocks. Applying those principles to psychology is a short leap, yes ?
- nyc111 8y agoI don’t understand what you mean and I will not continue the discussion, instead I’m reading this article in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, a great article about Aristotle’s ideas on the topic. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-ethics/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-ethics/