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  1. In the opening paragraph, Bertrand Russell says, “The happy life is to an extraordinary extent the same as the good life.” What does he mean? Is this statement paradoxical?

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    Chapter 6 - 2. The Happy Life - Questions: In the opening paragraph, Bertrand Russell says, “The happy life is to an extraordinary extent the same as the good life.” What does he mean? Is this statement paradoxical?
  2. According to Russell, what would the traditional moralist say about the belief that “love should be unselfish” (para. 2)?

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    Chapter 6 - 2. The Happy Life - Questions: According to Russell, what would the traditional moralist say about the belief that “love should be unselfish” (para. 2)?
  3. What does Russell mean by his claim that “the whole antithesis between self and the rest of the world . . . disappears as soon as we have any genuine interest in persons or things outside ourselves” (para. 2)?

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    Chapter 6 - 2. The Happy Life - Questions: What does Russell mean by his claim that “the whole antithesis between self and the rest of the world . . . disappears as soon as we have any genuine interest in persons or things outside ourselves” (para. 2)?
  4. In the second paragraph, how does Russell construct his argument?

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    Chapter 6 - 2. The Happy Life - Questions: In the second paragraph, how does Russell construct his argument?
  5. Do you find Russell’s simile of the billiard ball effective or ineffective? Explain why.

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    Chapter 6 - 2. The Happy Life - Questions: Do you find Russell’s simile of the billiard ball effective or ineffective? Explain why.
  6. What does Russell mean by “a citizen of the universe” (para. 2)?

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    Chapter 6 - 2. The Happy Life - Questions: What does Russell mean by “a citizen of the universe” (para. 2)?