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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... ancient Greeks first thought about what constitutes “the good life,” happiness was a civic virtue that demanded a lifetime's cultivation. Now, it's everybody's birthright: swallow a pill, get happy; do yoga, find your bliss; hire a life ...
... ancient Greeks first thought about what constitutes “the good life,” happiness was a civic virtue that demanded a lifetime's cultivation. Now, it's everybody's birthright: swallow a pill, get happy; do yoga, find your bliss; hire a life ...
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... ancient Athens, he preached in the city's open marketplace, the agora, that the sole source of happiness is pleasure. (The ancient Greek word for pleasure was hedone,from which we derive the modern word “hedonist.”) Pleasure, because it ...
... ancient Athens, he preached in the city's open marketplace, the agora, that the sole source of happiness is pleasure. (The ancient Greek word for pleasure was hedone,from which we derive the modern word “hedonist.”) Pleasure, because it ...
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... Certainly no pattern is detectable in location: a walled garden outside ancient Athens, the court of the Emperor Introduction 11 Nero, and a mosque in Damascus. Spanning fourteen Schoch_Secrets_1-232_PTR 8/31/06 11:04AM Page 10.
... Certainly no pattern is detectable in location: a walled garden outside ancient Athens, the court of the Emperor Introduction 11 Nero, and a mosque in Damascus. Spanning fourteen Schoch_Secrets_1-232_PTR 8/31/06 11:04AM Page 10.
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... ancients called this telos), and they believed in the importance of leading a life that was worthwhile. In different ways, they all reflected on the shape, the character, of their lives as a whole. Out of that reflection dawned the ...
... ancients called this telos), and they believed in the importance of leading a life that was worthwhile. In different ways, they all reflected on the shape, the character, of their lives as a whole. Out of that reflection dawned the ...
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... ancient wisdom about happiness, could be compressed into one single idea about the good life. “Happy families are all alike,” Tolstoy wrote in the famous first line of Anna Karenina. He got it pretty much wrong. The statement “I am ...
... ancient wisdom about happiness, could be compressed into one single idea about the good life. “Happy families are all alike,” Tolstoy wrote in the famous first line of Anna Karenina. He got it pretty much wrong. The statement “I am ...
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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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