Shimon Edelman BSEE MSc PhD holds degrees in electrical engineering
and in computer science and is interested in all aspects of mind,
brain, and behavior. He has taught in Israel, England, and South Korea
and is presently Professor of Psychology at Cornell University in
Ithaca, NY, where he works on behavioral, neural, evolutionary, and
computational aspects of vision, language, consciousness, and
happiness. He is the author of several books, including “Computing the
Mind”, “The Happiness of Pursuit”, and, most recently, “Beginnings”, a
psychological-philosophical science fiction (psy-phi sci-fi)
anabasis.
Shimon Edelman
Professor of Psychology, Cornell University
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Happiness
This roundtable explores the concept of happiness from philosophical, psychological, and ethical perspectives, examining how it is defined, measured, and understood across both individual experience and the span of a life. It considers questions about the relationship between pleasure and well-being, the role of happiness in relation to others’ welfare, and how contemporary approaches such as positive psychology influence broader social, economic, and policy frameworks.