“To be or not to be,” that is the question that stumbles upon philosophy and literature. However, while one studies the “love for wisdom” subject, one can find out that there are questions to be answered in the same way such as: the controversy of achieving full happiness. What is it and what does it stand for? How do we know it actually exist? Although there aren’t specific solutions to such problems, different perspectives (authors or schools) may help us understand this better. Throughout the essay, happiness and philosophy will be compared and contrasted with the most important ideas of some philosophers in their respective era.
Knowledge, according to Britannica, “is the sum of what is known: knowledge can be a justified true belief and
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At this point we can infer that philosophy is needed in everything as it tries to help us understand the world we live in. It means that everything must be measured from a philosophical view. To describe this, we must look back to what other authors thought about happiness. Bentham gave birth to utilitarianism, while Aristotle thought one should be independent. None of these answers are wrong, but give an insight to the big picture everybody struggles to figure out. The branch of philosophy that, nowadays, would study deeply this topic would be ontology, or the study of the nature of being. This fits appropriately because happiness is part of the human being. As teenagers, we do not realize this early and live with the consequences later in life.
Based on the text “¿Para qué sirve la filosofía?” and the comparison to happiness, it’s evident that philosophy is important to mankind. Philosophy not only helps you to approach to existential questionings but to approach for your own happiness. The subject itself gives you the capability to have your mind opened to multiple possibilities, it helps you to develop your mind and grow, even though it’s inherent to you. This “science” impulse you to try to do the best of