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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... Utilitarians) 2. Pleasure Is Good (The Epicureans) PART II: CONQUERING DESIRE 3. Get Busy with Your Works (Hinduism) 4. The Enlightened One (Buddhism) PART III: TRANSCENDING REASON 5. Only in Heaven (Christianity) 6. The Alchemy of ...
... Utilitarians) 2. Pleasure Is Good (The Epicureans) PART II: CONQUERING DESIRE 3. Get Busy with Your Works (Hinduism) 4. The Enlightened One (Buddhism) PART III: TRANSCENDING REASON 5. Only in Heaven (Christianity) 6. The Alchemy of ...
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... utilitarians insist on maximizing pleasure, and Buddhists strive to detach themselves from desire. Not all approaches to happiness are equally practical: Hinduism places a strong emphasis on the duties and responsibilities of everyday ...
... utilitarians insist on maximizing pleasure, and Buddhists strive to detach themselves from desire. Not all approaches to happiness are equally practical: Hinduism places a strong emphasis on the duties and responsibilities of everyday ...
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... for the Good Life Richard Schoch. PART I Living for Pleasure μ 1 THE GREATEST HAPPINESS (THE UTILITARIANS) The eighteenth-century English legal. Schoch_Secrets_1-232_PTR 8/31/06 11:04 AM Page 23 PART I: LIVING FOR PLEASURE.
... for the Good Life Richard Schoch. PART I Living for Pleasure μ 1 THE GREATEST HAPPINESS (THE UTILITARIANS) The eighteenth-century English legal. Schoch_Secrets_1-232_PTR 8/31/06 11:04 AM Page 23 PART I: LIVING FOR PLEASURE.
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... UTILITARIANS) The eighteenth-century English legal philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) unveiled his hyperrational theory of happiness in a monumental work of jurisprudence for which he wrote the introduction but nothing else. We ...
... UTILITARIANS) The eighteenth-century English legal philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) unveiled his hyperrational theory of happiness in a monumental work of jurisprudence for which he wrote the introduction but nothing else. We ...
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... utility,a word that in his day connoted not usefulness, but satisfaction: when an object “produce[s] benefit, advantage, pleasure, good, or ... Utilitarians) 27 The Greatest Happiness In Schoch_Secrets_1-232_PTR 8/31/06 11:04AM Page 26.
... utility,a word that in his day connoted not usefulness, but satisfaction: when an object “produce[s] benefit, advantage, pleasure, good, or ... Utilitarians) 27 The Greatest Happiness In Schoch_Secrets_1-232_PTR 8/31/06 11:04AM Page 26.
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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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