Dimensiones semánticas de la felicidad

Abstract

Reflection on human happiness has recently seen a remarkable reinvigoration. Although this issue has been transversal throughout the history of philosophy, now it seems to have been discovered in other areas, both political and in the sense of personal expectations. This work intends, given this contemporary context, to rethink happiness by incorporating the classical notion, which finds in Aristotle its most important expositor in antiquity. This article begins with a reference to the most common idea of happiness, that is, the state of mind of well-being and how it is adopted even at the political level. From there we will examine the Aristotelian conception, its implications and an important Stoic correction. The importance of the reference to Aristotle is given by his notion that happiness is not essentially a páthos but a praxis. Once the practical nature of happiness is clarified, which does not exclude contemplative praxis, we will refer to the possibility of articulating this concept with happiness in the christian sense.