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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... assured for many, though by no means all, in the industrialized world, happiness has become the ultimate luxury item. Introduction 3 But what is this thing called happiness? The Schoch_Secrets_1-232_PTR 8/31/06 11:04AM Page 2.
... assured for many, though by no means all, in the industrialized world, happiness has become the ultimate luxury item. Introduction 3 But what is this thing called happiness? The Schoch_Secrets_1-232_PTR 8/31/06 11:04AM Page 2.
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... mean an appreciative recognition that another's beliefs, traditions, or culture can reveal, can offer up, an insight that ... means to search for happiness. We may not share the lonely burdens of these extraordinary characters, or their ...
... mean an appreciative recognition that another's beliefs, traditions, or culture can reveal, can offer up, an insight that ... means to search for happiness. We may not share the lonely burdens of these extraordinary characters, or their ...
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... means. If we're not clear about that, the searching—and the finding—cannot even begin. Catch Big Fish On a large wooden plaque that hung for many years in my father's study was mounted a blue-tailed dolphin that he had caught when THE ...
... means. If we're not clear about that, the searching—and the finding—cannot even begin. Catch Big Fish On a large wooden plaque that hung for many years in my father's study was mounted a blue-tailed dolphin that he had caught when THE ...
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... means a lot of struggle. Epicurus, Seneca, and Ghazali all fished in deep waters. They shared a commitment to ... mean, however, that we don't have our own moments of reckoning; we just have them in ways commensurate with the rest of our ...
... means a lot of struggle. Epicurus, Seneca, and Ghazali all fished in deep waters. They shared a commitment to ... mean, however, that we don't have our own moments of reckoning; we just have them in ways commensurate with the rest of our ...
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... means more than pleasing ourselves. It means pleasing others, especially the others we are destined never to know. Wrestle, Don't Dance Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire from a.d. 161 to 180, and spent many of those years fighting ...
... means more than pleasing ourselves. It means pleasing others, especially the others we are destined never to know. Wrestle, Don't Dance Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire from a.d. 161 to 180, and spent many of those years fighting ...
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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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