The problem with the pursuit of pleasure and why it isn’t the same as joy

Author

Seow Hon TAN, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

News Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

12-2025

Abstract

One is fleeting and depends on circumstances, the other comes from persevering in what one values and loving others.

Discipline

Family, Life Course, and Society | Law and Society

Research Areas

Public Interest Law, Community and Social Justice

Publication

Straits Times

First Page

14

Last Page

14

ISSN

1692-9344

Publisher

Singapore Press holdings

Citation

TAN, Seow Hon. The problem with the pursuit of pleasure and why it isn’t the same as joy. (2025). Straits Times. 14-14.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4791

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Publisher

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