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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... feel right " tends not to cut it when you are trying to get people to change their plans . Carried out in these terms , progress can be very expensive . The problem is made apparent in Hatteras Blues , Tom Carlson's recent account of ...
... feel right " tends not to cut it when you are trying to get people to change their plans . Carried out in these terms , progress can be very expensive . The problem is made apparent in Hatteras Blues , Tom Carlson's recent account of ...
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... feel " of a place , or the inexpressible gratifications of a " manner of being " ? ( And how many dollars is it worth ? Can you seriously answer that question while retaining any capacity to appreciate the values you're talking about ...
... feel " of a place , or the inexpressible gratifications of a " manner of being " ? ( And how many dollars is it worth ? Can you seriously answer that question while retaining any capacity to appreciate the values you're talking about ...
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... feeling happy . . . a kind of smiley - face feeling . . . . And this kind of happiness does not matter to us all that much once we start to think in a serious way about our lives . As we bring up our children , what we aim for is not ...
... feeling happy . . . a kind of smiley - face feeling . . . . And this kind of happiness does not matter to us all that much once we start to think in a serious way about our lives . As we bring up our children , what we aim for is not ...
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... feel more affluent . In a segmented nation , they have built lifestyle niches for themselves where they feel optimistic and fulfilled . " 23 While we will discuss various grounds for caution on this score , it is not my purpose to ...
... feel more affluent . In a segmented nation , they have built lifestyle niches for themselves where they feel optimistic and fulfilled . " 23 While we will discuss various grounds for caution on this score , it is not my purpose to ...
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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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