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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... individuals and several institutions . I am extremely grateful for the assistance and goodwill I have received . Among my greatest debts is to my dissertation advisor , Douglas Husak , who kindly agreed to supervise my research as I got ...
... individuals and several institutions . I am extremely grateful for the assistance and goodwill I have received . Among my greatest debts is to my dissertation advisor , Douglas Husak , who kindly agreed to supervise my research as I got ...
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... individuals have my gratitude as well , for their helpful comments , discussions , or other forms of support . I know I am forgetting more than a few of them , and I apologize in advance . But the names that come to mind include Aaron ...
... individuals have my gratitude as well , for their helpful comments , discussions , or other forms of support . I know I am forgetting more than a few of them , and I apologize in advance . But the names that come to mind include Aaron ...
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... individuals who really made it home for us , some of whom would not even make believable fictional characters . To mention just a few : Jo and Esther , an older couple who lived and created art in a marvelous screened porch nestled ...
... individuals who really made it home for us , some of whom would not even make believable fictional characters . To mention just a few : Jo and Esther , an older couple who lived and created art in a marvelous screened porch nestled ...
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... individuals I have ever heard of, whose expertise over the years has extended across more domains than I can count. Alta in particular had an almost mystical rapport with crabs, sea hares, fish, magpies, parrots, hummingbirds, raccoons ...
... individuals I have ever heard of, whose expertise over the years has extended across more domains than I can count. Alta in particular had an almost mystical rapport with crabs, sea hares, fish, magpies, parrots, hummingbirds, raccoons ...
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... individuals are less authoritative in matters of personal welfare than modernity has usually allowed . This chapter will explain the nature of our subject and outline the arguments to follow . Two meanings of ' happiness ' There are two ...
... individuals are less authoritative in matters of personal welfare than modernity has usually allowed . This chapter will explain the nature of our subject and outline the arguments to follow . Two meanings of ' happiness ' There are two ...
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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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