Optimism
and positive emotions are usually connected with “happiness”. Positive thoughts and emotions are indeed essential
for feeling better through getting with our own interests as well as adapting
in different testing situations. Optimism is more like a personal attitude but happiness
has of course several meanings. I was just wondering in what extent could happiness, success
and relevant “wishful thinking” be more than “individual” affairs…
In other
words, why is it necessary to turn out to “neurons” or “chemical” and
“biological” procedures in order to study and affect psychological aspects of emotions
and motivations? In fact our approaches should seriously consider that we are
“naturally” social and political objects, as Aristotle says. This means that
there is a general “need” for companionship that preexists in human nature. This
“natural” trend obviously shows a positive inclination towards “good” in every
human being as Plato had described including the more practical issue of being
just in order to coexist peacefully as Aristotle later explained.
Let’s try
to expound Aristotle’s clear concepts about the “political nature” of human
beings itself.
