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Résumé
Dans cet article, je propose d’analyser le concept de bonheur en termes d’humeurs positives. Je montre que cette analyse constitue une voie moyenne entre l’analyse du bonheur comme émotion et l’analyse du bonheur en termes de propensions émotionnelles. Je soutiens plus particulièrement qu’être heureux consiste à ressentir une humeur positive, quelle que soit cette humeur. Cette analyse est donc réductionniste – être heureux n’est rien d’autre qu’être de bonne humeur – et pluraliste –nos bonnes humeurs, dans toute leur diversité, constituent autant de manières différentes d’être heureux. Afin de soutenir cette approche, je défends la thèse selon laquelle les humeurs sont des attitudes prospectives, consistant à évaluer l’impact affectif possible de notre environnement sur nos états motivationnels tels que nos désirs ou nos préférences. Je m’efforce ensuite d’explorer les relations que le bonheur entretient avec le bien-être à partir de cette analyse du bonheur comme bonne humeur.
Abstract
In this paper, I propose to analyze the concept of happiness in terms of positive moods. I show that this analysis constitutes a middle way between the analysis of happiness as an emotion, and the analysis of happiness in terms of mood propensities. In particular, I argue that being happy consists in feeling a positive mood, whatever that mood may be. This analysis is therefore reductionist - being happy is nothing more than being in a good mood-and-pluralist-the diversity of our good moods constitutes the many different ways of being happy. In order to defend this approach, I argue that moods are prospective attitudes, consisting in evaluating the possible affective impact of our environment on our motivational states, such as our desires or preferences. I then explore the relationship between happiness and well-being based on this analysis of happiness as a good mood.
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