human happiness

collocation in English

meaningsofhumanandhappiness

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human
adjective
uk
/ˈhjuː.mən/us
/ˈhjuː.mən/
being, relating to, or belonging to a person or to people as opposed ...
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happiness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈhæp.i.nəs/us
/ˈhæp.i.nəs/
the feeling of ...
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(Definition ofhumanandhappinessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhuman happiness

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While it does not necessarily shatter all of our illusions, it surely remains an insurmountable obstacle for any project of self-createdhumanhappiness.
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It was concerned not with the advancement ofhumanhappinessbut with the triumph of different social classes.
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It's just that he didn't love them for their own sake, but for the contribution they could make tohumanhappinessand delight.
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His lifelong predisposition, as a composer, was to represent the precariousness of anyhumanhappiness.
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On the other hand, they might encourage the rational assortment of parental partners and might of themselves add to the sum total ofhumanhappiness.
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The joy of life and the drive to survive and to nourish join hands with thehumanhappinessthat comes from success as such.
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What doeshumanhappinesslead to?
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Mill thinks an account ofhumanhappinessought to reflect the kinds of beings we are or what is valuable about human nature.
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But whichever of law or virtue is taken as the guiding principle, medieval ethical theories cannot be divorced from teleology and the goal ofhumanhappiness.
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Neurath, believing he was 'consulting sociologist ofhumanhappiness', developed his system of pictograms with the intention of communicating effectively and thus promoting better lives.
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I welcome the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, as a means of increasinghumanhappiness.
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It is also desirable that it should if possible, on balance, advance the sum total ofhumanhappiness.
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Can we be sure that such additional freedom; have contributed to the sum total ofhumanhappiness?
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I have never been satisfied that to facilitate divorce is to increasehumanhappinessor to consult the true interests of the children.
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If we do that we shall evoke a response from the nation commensurate with the problem we face and the issues ofhumanhappinessinvolved.
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I reiterate the fact that the rules and procedures are not conducive to sound administration, to individual justice or tohumanhappiness.
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The social services are really part of the equipment for the pursuit ofhumanhappinessin a civilised society.
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We are dealing with a problem where what is at stake ishumanhappinessand human welfare.
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Until we permit it to be made known, we are putting a bar in the way ofhumanhappiness.
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I believe that this legislation will add a little to the possibilities, at least, ofhumanhappiness.
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