The Secrets of Happiness: Three Thousand Years of Searching for the Good LifeSimon and Schuster, 14. 11. 2006 - Počet stran: 256 Unhappy is the story of happiness. More than two thousand years ago, when the ancient Greeks first pondered what constitutes "the good life," happiness was considered a civic virtue that demanded a lifetime's cultivation. Not just mere enjoyment of pleasure and mere avoidance of suffering, true happiness was an achievement, not a birthright. Now, in an age of instant gratification and infinite distraction, history professor Richard Schoch takes a refreshingly contemplative look at a question that's as vital today as ever: What does it mean to be happy? Schoch consults some of history's greatest thinkers -- from Aristotle to Thomas Aquinas to Buddha -- in his quest to understand happiness in all its hard-won forms. Packed with three thousand years' worth of insights, many long forgotten, The Secrets of Happiness is a breath of ancient wisdom for anyone who yearns for the good life. |
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... Greek word for pleasure was hedone,from which we derive the modern word “hedonist.”) Pleasure, because it is the key to happiness, must be the ultimate aim of our every action: whatever we do, we should do it for pleasure. Epicurus ...
... Greek word for pleasure was hedone,from which we derive the modern word “hedonist.”) Pleasure, because it is the key to happiness, must be the ultimate aim of our every action: whatever we do, we should do it for pleasure. Epicurus ...
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... Greek tragedies he rendered in dramatic form the abrupt reversals of fortune that visited him over the years. But Seneca's most extended reflections, which arose, undeniably, from the pain and misery of his life, are found in his more ...
... Greek tragedies he rendered in dramatic form the abrupt reversals of fortune that visited him over the years. But Seneca's most extended reflections, which arose, undeniably, from the pain and misery of his life, are found in his more ...
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... Greek gods on top of Mount Olympus because they were content to ignore what happened below. No doubt Seneca worshipped the Roman equivalent of the Greek deities, but he did not call on them in his moment of need. On the face of things ...
... Greek gods on top of Mount Olympus because they were content to ignore what happened below. No doubt Seneca worshipped the Roman equivalent of the Greek deities, but he did not call on them in his moment of need. On the face of things ...
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... Greek, the language of the examined life, the emperor's moral diary is better known to posterity as the Meditations. Part of what has ensured that over eighteen centuries this book has never lacked for readers is that its author knew ...
... Greek, the language of the examined life, the emperor's moral diary is better known to posterity as the Meditations. Part of what has ensured that over eighteen centuries this book has never lacked for readers is that its author knew ...
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... Greek rationalist who insisted, in his Nicomachean Ethics, that we are created for happiness, that it is the ultimate goal of your life, my life, and everyone else's. But it was also Aristotle who owned up to the disconcerting fact that ...
... Greek rationalist who insisted, in his Nicomachean Ethics, that we are created for happiness, that it is the ultimate goal of your life, my life, and everyone else's. But it was also Aristotle who owned up to the disconcerting fact that ...
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Pleasure Is Good The Epicureans | 46 |
CONQUERING DESIRE | 67 |
The Enlightened One Buddhism | 93 |
TRANSCENDING REASON | 115 |
The Alchemy of Happiness Islam | 141 |
Contents | 142 |
ENDURING SUFFERING | 167 |
The Hidden Face of God Judaism | 192 |
Conclusion | 209 |
Bibliography | 223 |
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The Secrets of Happiness: Three Thousand Years of Searching for the Good Life Richard Schoch Náhled není k dispozici. - 2008 |
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