Money Can't Buy Happiness

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🗓️ 21 August 2014

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

Leading voices from the fields of science, philosophy came to the Intelligence Squared Asia stage for this thought-provoking debate about the pursuit of wealth and its relationship to happiness. Among other topics, this debate raised questions about the link between being rich and being happy, what constitutes happiness, whether economic prosperity is key to personal satisfaction - or to political stability, and if so, what the policy implications should be. Speaking for the motion in this debate in Hong Kong in September 2011 were philosopher and author A C Grayling and best-selling author of "The Science of Happiness" Dr Stefan Klein. Opposing it were prominent Taiwan diplomat, novelist and commentator Ping Lu and former President of the Oxford Student Union Lewis Iwu. The debate was chaired by Douglas Young, Founder of the leading Hong Kong lifestyle brand Goods of Desire (G.O.D.). Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:08.0	Good evening ladies gentlemen. Welcome to IceQ Square. My name is Douglas Young. Some of you may know me as the retailer, founder of local
1:16.2	Hong Kong brand, G. O.D. And as any retailer will tell you, money of course buys you happiness just come to
1:23.8	G. O D so don't take my word for it check it out yourself okay after this we're
1:28.5	still open after the debate but fortunately we don't have me speaking.
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