Happiness
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
Ellensburg
Event Website
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source
Start Date
18-5-2020
Abstract
From the times of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 549 BC to the Early Enlightenment period (1685-1730) when the British philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) lived, the concept of “happiness” has been linked to liberty and ideal governance. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) read Cyropaedia and this book written by Xenophon around 370 BC was among his favorites. He also read works by John Locke and used ideas from both sources to write the Declaration of Independence. His wisdom to include “the pursuit of happiness” is a bold reminder that people have natural rights and it is the duty of the government to ensure the rights of the people are protected. Thus, pursuit of happiness and liberty go hand-in-hand.
Recommended Citation
Kaviani, Khodi, "Happiness" (2020). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 3.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2020/CEPS/3
Department/Program
Education
Additional Mentoring Department
https://cwu.studentopportunitycenter.com/2020/04/happiness/
Happiness
Ellensburg
From the times of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 549 BC to the Early Enlightenment period (1685-1730) when the British philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) lived, the concept of “happiness” has been linked to liberty and ideal governance. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) read Cyropaedia and this book written by Xenophon around 370 BC was among his favorites. He also read works by John Locke and used ideas from both sources to write the Declaration of Independence. His wisdom to include “the pursuit of happiness” is a bold reminder that people have natural rights and it is the duty of the government to ensure the rights of the people are protected. Thus, pursuit of happiness and liberty go hand-in-hand.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2020/CEPS/3