Knowledge Commons | Martin Janello | Activity https://hcommons.org/members/martinjanello/activity/ Activity feed for Martin Janello. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:36:49 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 3b0dac6036d98c29993a1ecab78c5c5f Martin Janello deposited Philosophy: Mending a Broken Promise in the group Political Philosophy & Theory https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1764302/ Sat, 01 Jan 2022 02:24:16 -0500 An article (20 p., PDF) about the claims and reality of traditional spiritual and rational philosophy, how they have set back, damaged, and obstructed improvements of the human condition, and how we can overcome these impediments to a thriving existence and find a new beginning.

]]> 0 cbab4f012fbf6ee5f9b216511b6220f2 Martin Janello deposited Philosophy: Mending a Broken Promise in the group Philosophy https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1764301/ Sat, 01 Jan 2022 02:24:07 -0500 An article (20 p., PDF) about the claims and reality of traditional spiritual and rational philosophy, how they have set back, damaged, and obstructed improvements of the human condition, and how we can overcome these impediments to a thriving existence and find a new beginning.

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]]> 0 19e999b228640e5f5d06791072452885 Martin Janello deposited Philosophy of Happiness: A Basic Primer in the group Political Philosophy & Theory https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1753487/ Sat, 02 Oct 2021 02:23:53 -0400 A down-to-earth exposition of the work by Martin Janello on the Philosophy of Happiness. It introduces the fundamental notions that happiness is of existential importance for individuals and humanity - and that we each have it within our power to improve our lives and make this a better world in the process. It also spells out that our success in…[Read more]

]]> 0 392d9fd525db093ad8dfc1a83437de5e Martin Janello deposited Philosophy of Happiness: A Basic Primer in the group Philosophy https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1753486/ Sat, 02 Oct 2021 02:23:38 -0400 A down-to-earth exposition of the work by Martin Janello on the Philosophy of Happiness. It introduces the fundamental notions that happiness is of existential importance for individuals and humanity - and that we each have it within our power to improve our lives and make this a better world in the process. It also spells out that our success in…[Read more]

]]> 0 692f8946a8c1db3108fb65218cd08bed Martin Janello deposited Philosophy of Happiness: A Basic Primer https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1753398/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 00:13:47 -0400 A down-to earth exposition of the work by Martin Janello on the Philosophy of Happiness. It introduces the fundamental notions that happiness is of existential importance for individuals and humanity - and that we each have it within our power to improve our lives and make this a better world in the process. It also spells out that our success in…[Read more]

]]> 0 34cfa9bac42087cbf61ef9fd3df1e4a2 Martin Janello deposited The Happiness Principle: Why We Need A Personal Philosophy Of Happiness in the group Political Philosophy & Theory https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1752075/ Thu, 16 Sep 2021 02:23:51 -0400 Happiness is a universal human objective. We all want to be happy. But how we define, pursue, and maintain happiness often seems vague and elusive. That is why we need a personal philosophy of happiness.

This presentation lays out the underlying considerations and examines why other avenues of securing happiness are not succeeding. And it…[Read more]

]]> 0 f3d5c8fb00ffc0bb5b346c836d40b270 Martin Janello deposited The Happiness Principle: Why We Need A Personal Philosophy Of Happiness in the group Philosophy https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1752074/ Thu, 16 Sep 2021 02:23:38 -0400 Happiness is a universal human objective. We all want to be happy. But how we define, pursue, and maintain happiness often seems vague and elusive. That is why we need a personal philosophy of happiness.

This presentation lays out the underlying considerations and examines why other avenues of securing happiness are not succeeding. And it…[Read more]

]]> 0 ffe8aeb6bb19af911e6469088026b66e Martin Janello deposited The Happiness Principle: Why We Need A Personal Philosophy Of Happiness https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1751943/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 01:05:36 -0400 Happiness is a universal human objective. We all want to be happy. But how we define, pursue, and maintain happiness often seems vague and elusive. That is why we need a personal philosophy of happiness.

This presentation lays out the underlying considerations and examines why other avenues of securing happiness are not succeeding. And it…[Read more]

]]> 0 3b424ff14e48e5961442436dc8df8a28 Martin Janello's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1751940/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 00:03:44 -0400 0 b61b01806028d034870bd152d0324705 Martin Janello's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1719156/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 23:06:34 -0500 0 3918337318955104351ef823528c6120 Martin Janello deposited Philosophy of Happiness: A Critical Introduction https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1719114/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:43:46 -0500 "Philosophy of Happiness: A Critical Introduction" summarizes (a) what philosophy of happiness is, (b) why it should matter to us, (c) what assistance we can draw from philosophy, empiric science, religion, and self-help sources, and (d) why taking an independent approach is both necessary and feasible. PDF, 60 pages.

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