Liberal States, Communitarian Societies: Aristotle, Aquinas, and Confucius on the Pursuit of Happiness

• In Event: Thinking Inside and Outside of the Canon

Brief Overview

This paper investigates happiness in Aristotle, Aquinas, and Confucius, noting places of resonance and dissonance. I argue that the politics of modern liberal democracies may be helped by a societal reemphasis on these classical views of happiness.

Author

• Tiffany A Barron, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville