Résumé
Essay : Imagine the next president of the Republic to be and imagine yourself as being his consultant in a ministry. What advice would you find about modifying society to facilitate happiness within the population? Reflexion on what is happiness, and how to reach it?
Extract:
According to Ambrose Bierce, “Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another” (The Devil's Dictionary). This definition is based on the inequality between people. On the one side, some can benefit from their neighbour's unhappiness to feel happy, that is to say an emotional or affective state, characterized by enjoyment and satisfaction. On the other side, there are those who cannot even know this mirth, this exhilaration because they don't enjoy a situation that is superior to others.