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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... happiness : mere shadows playing on the cave wall , perhaps , but a big ... life worth living . What , on your deathbed , do you expect most to regret leaving ... account of development in the traditional island fishing community of ...
... happiness : mere shadows playing on the cave wall , perhaps , but a big ... life worth living . What , on your deathbed , do you expect most to regret leaving ... account of development in the traditional island fishing community of ...
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... account of happiness ( Chapters 8–9 ) . we must look more closely at the matter , since what is at stake is far from insignificant : it is how one should live one's life . Attributed to Socrates . Plato , The Republic ( 352d ) Socrates ...
... account of happiness ( Chapters 8–9 ) . we must look more closely at the matter , since what is at stake is far from insignificant : it is how one should live one's life . Attributed to Socrates . Plato , The Republic ( 352d ) Socrates ...
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... account of human rational powers . We simultaneously lower the bar and deem the happiness - seeker an Olympian : anyone can succeed . The arguments to follow will show that the bar is higher ( Parts II and III ) , and the athlete's ...
... account of human rational powers . We simultaneously lower the bar and deem the happiness - seeker an Olympian : anyone can succeed . The arguments to follow will show that the bar is higher ( Parts II and III ) , and the athlete's ...
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... happiness , as the significance of the questions would likely be clear enough already . Though the book is mainly ... account that weakens it . Chapter 4 discusses the best - known account of happiness , hedonism . The trouble with this ...
... happiness , as the significance of the questions would likely be clear enough already . Though the book is mainly ... account that weakens it . Chapter 4 discusses the best - known account of happiness , hedonism . The trouble with this ...
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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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