Felicidade e Filosofia: Perspectivas em Sêneca e no Budismo

Abstract

This paper analyzes two perspectives on the subject of happiness and consequently human suffering, one from Western philosophy, represented by the Roman philosopher Lucio Aneu Seneca in his work Da Tranquilidade da Alma, and the other from the Eastern world, which can be considered both a religion and a way of life, represented by Buddhism. After analysis, very similar points of view are perceived that are very relevant to the research proposal, with themes that involve: mental improvement through wisdom, the practice of middle ground as a balance to avoid excesses and self-control.