The relationship between deliberate-choice and happiness in Aristotle: A Kahnemanian perspective
Journal Title: The Journal of Happiness and Well-Being - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
The concept of „happiness‟ in Greek thought was thought by Aristotle together with the concept of „deliberate-choice‟. Happiness which refers to a kind of well-being appears only through human actions. These actions are connected to „choice‟, „deliberate-choice‟, „wish‟, „desire‟ and „passion‟. Analysing these concepts, Aristotle claims that choices based upon deliberation and arise from a person who knows and rules thyself will take him to happiness. So, deliberate-choice precedes the decision making process and requires a personal prediction as to what kind of happiness is wished. To actualize this prediction, one must deliberate on why an action to be done or not. This connection which Aristotle establish can be reconsidered in a Kahnemanian perspective that refers to „system-1‟ and „system-2‟. According to this perspective, fast and quick system-1, on the one hand, is related to desires and passion; slow system-2 on the other hand is to wish and deliberate-choice. In this context, the deliberate-choice which Aristotle in decision-making process separates from choice is reduced to only choice in decision making processes of modern human being.
Authors and Affiliations
Tufan Çötok| Sakarya Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Bölümü. E-mail: tcotok@sakarya.edu.tr
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