ARTICLE: «HAPPINESS AS THE AIM OF APPLIED PHILOSOPHY», by Jorge Humberto Dias

Title of the Article: «HAPPINESS AS THE AIM OF APPLIED PHILOSOPHY»

Author: JORGE HUMBERTO DIAS (Philosophical Consultant in Portugal)

Publisher: Doss Ediciones

Year: 2009

Place: Seville (Spain)

Pages: 55-79.

IN: BARRIENTOS, J. & GARCÍA, J. (2009) Filosofia Aplicada a Personas y Grupos. Sevilla: Doss Ediciones.

ABSTRACT

In this book, Jorge Dias explains the origins and the causes of a Philosophical Consultation. Jorge Dias says that people ask for help because they want to be happy or happier.

After that, Jorge Dias presents us a scheme: Philosophy: Discursive practice; Object: Life; Mean: Reason; Aim: Happiness; Rule: Truth.

Jorge Dias presents us his method for Philosophical Consultation (PROJECT@), a definition of Happiness and a formula to promote it: H (Happiness) = P (Projects) + C (Concretization).

Jorge Dias refers Epicuro, Bertrand Russell, Julián Marías, Andre Compte Sponville, Fernando Savater (Happiness Philosophers) and Gustavo Bueno.

At the end of the book, we could read one cases of a person that has consulted Jorge Dias: the Case of Manuela.

 KEY WORDS: Applied Philosophy, Happiness, Method, PROJECT@, Philosophical Consulting, Practice.