Can /lit/ suggest me some philosophers who teach altruism and compassion as a way to live life, a tool for happiness, etc? Something along those lines. So far I've only really found The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama that somewhat touches this subject positively.

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Anonymous Sat Dec 31 07:14:54 2016 No.8907670 [Reply] [Original]

Can /lit/ suggest me some philosophers who teach altruism and compassion as a way to live life, a tool for happiness, etc?

Something along those lines.

So far I've only really found The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama that somewhat touches this subject positively.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 31 08:07:49 2016 No.8907765 >>8907670 Jesus

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 31 08:22:06 2016 No.8907796 >>8907670 Buddha

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 31 08:23:06 2016 No.8907799 Epicureans in a way

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 31 08:38:47 2016 No.8907856 >>8907796 >>8907765 I was hoping for non-religious texts

Anonymous Sat Dec 31 08:43:37 2016 No.8907867

>>8907856
The Stoics in one sense
> All people are manifestations of the one universal spirit and should, according to the Stoics, live in brotherly love and readily help one another. In the Discourses, Epictetus comments on man's relationship with the world: "Each human being is primarily a citizen of his own commonwealth; but he is also a member of the great city of gods and men, whereof the city political is only a copy."

The only thing is they believe emotion (such as exuberant happiness) should be suppressed to one's sense of duty, so I don't know if that's what you're looking for.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 31 08:48:40 2016 No.8907880 Also Philosophers of forgiveness of others, not focusing on oneself.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 31 08:50:41 2016 No.8907883 >>8907867 I was hoping to go in the opposite direction and express altruism, compassion, forgiveness; all these things for other, not focusing on myself. I'm trying to move away from as much suppression.

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