What Thomas Henry Huxley thinks about happiness
English biologist and advocate of Darwin's theory (1825 to 1895); author of Evolution and Ethics.
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1 dated position, c. 1893–1894, in their own words. Our reading of what Thomas Henry Huxley has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingPractising self-restraint and renunciation is not happiness, though it may be something better
Their wordsBut the practice of self-restraint and renunciation is not happiness, though it may be something much better.
↗Evolution and Ethics: Prolegomena and Romanes Lecture (1893-1894)gutenberg.org All 17 from this book