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apparition13 t1_j3hg1wx wrote

Reply to comment by Lord_Shisui in Anna Alexandrova, a philosopher of science at Cambridge, argues that a “science of happiness” is possible but requires a new approach. Measures such as “life satisfaction” or “positive emotions” can be studied rigorously. An underlying variable of “happiness” cannot. by Ma3Ke4Li3

She's exchanging a more subjective term with less subjective terms. Split a big question in to smaller, easier to study and quantify questions, study those, and gain insights about the big questions, perhaps allowing you to study that directly sometime in the future.

If a wall is too tall, carve steps in it.

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ArmchairJedi t1_j3hyfrt wrote

Isn't something being more/less subjective... going to, itself, be inherently subjective?

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rr_cricut t1_j3ihqt6 wrote

We may argue what size the steps should be, but better too big or small than none at all...

this analogy has reached its end.

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