The Pursuit of Unhappiness: The Elusive Psychology of Well-BeingOUP Oxford, 25. 9. 2008 - Počet stran: 376 The pursuit of happiness is a defining theme of the modern era. But what if people aren't very good at it? This and related questions are explored in this book, the first comprehensive philosophical treatment of happiness in the contemporary psychological sense. In these pages, Dan Haybron argues that people are probably less effective at judging, and promoting, their own welfare than common belief has it. For the psychological dimensions of well-being, particularly our emotional lives, are far richer and more complex than we tend to realize. Knowing one's own interests is no trivial matter. As well, we tend to make a variety of systematic errors in the pursuit of happiness. We may need, then, to rethink traditional assumptions about human nature, the good life, and the good society. Thoroughly engaged with both philosophical and scientific work on happiness and well-being, this book will be a definitive resource for philosophers, social scientists, policy makers, and other students of human well-being. |
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... I am grateful for permission from Wiley - Blackwell Publishing Ltd. to use the following material : Much of Chapter 3 appeared in “ What Do We Want from a Theory of Happiness ? " Metaphilosophy 34 ( 3 xii Acknowledgements.
... I am grateful for permission from Wiley - Blackwell Publishing Ltd. to use the following material : Much of Chapter 3 appeared in “ What Do We Want from a Theory of Happiness ? " Metaphilosophy 34 ( 3 xii Acknowledgements.
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... Chapters 6 and 7 are based on , and Chapter 5 contains material from , " On Being Happy or Unhappy , " Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 71 ( 2 ) : 287–317 ( 2005 ) . Large portions of Chapter 5 appeared in “ Life Satisfaction ...
... Chapters 6 and 7 are based on , and Chapter 5 contains material from , " On Being Happy or Unhappy , " Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 71 ( 2 ) : 287–317 ( 2005 ) . Large portions of Chapter 5 appeared in “ Life Satisfaction ...
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... Chapter 6 , gives a hint of what I mean . ' Happiness ' may not be the first word that comes to mind , but if that isn't happiness , then I'm not interested in happiness . In the wake of these experiences , some of the more extreme ...
... Chapter 6 , gives a hint of what I mean . ' Happiness ' may not be the first word that comes to mind , but if that isn't happiness , then I'm not interested in happiness . In the wake of these experiences , some of the more extreme ...
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... Chapter 2 for a full discussion . ) Happiness is usually identified with either pleasure or life satisfaction ( Chapters 4 and 5 ) . Many philosophers instead use ' happiness ' as a rough synonym for ' well - being ' ( e.g. , to ...
... Chapter 2 for a full discussion . ) Happiness is usually identified with either pleasure or life satisfaction ( Chapters 4 and 5 ) . Many philosophers instead use ' happiness ' as a rough synonym for ' well - being ' ( e.g. , to ...
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... Chapter 9 , they may be even more so than the Aristotelian view . Indeed , already we can see a kind of rationalism in the liberal optimist's description of human beings as highly rational pursuers of well - being . This is , in essence ...
... Chapter 9 , they may be even more so than the Aristotelian view . Indeed , already we can see a kind of rationalism in the liberal optimist's description of human beings as highly rational pursuers of well - being . This is , in essence ...
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THE NATURE OF HAPPINESS | 59 |
THE NATURE OF WELLBEING | 153 |
PURSUING HAPPINESS | 197 |
Afterword | 281 |
Notes | 283 |
Bibliography | 317 |
Index | 343 |
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