Public policies in pursuit of happiness | Paul Dolan

Philosophy For Our Times

English - August 09, 2022 14:25 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB - ★★★★ - 260 ratings
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Is government responsible for people's happiness? Paul Dolan tells us how to reach happiness and how public policy could get involved.

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From ancient philosophers to modern scientists we have been perplexed by happiness. In this interview, Professor of Behavioural Science at the LSE, Paul Dolan, discusses what happiness is and whether it should affect public policy. He engages with purpose vs happiness and how we, as a society, can find ways to promote happiness via public policy.

Paul Dolan's main research interests are human behaviour and happiness, and the relationships between them, particularly as they apply to policy. He is author of the bestselling books Happiness by Design and Happy Ever After. He is also host of the Duck / Rabbit podcast about the polarisation problem in our society.

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