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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... instance , two eminent scholars of ancient ethics , Julia Annas and Martha Nussbaum , have greatly enriched contemporary ethical thought about the good life , and their writings on the subject are among the most insightful and ...
... instance , two eminent scholars of ancient ethics , Julia Annas and Martha Nussbaum , have greatly enriched contemporary ethical thought about the good life , and their writings on the subject are among the most insightful and ...
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... instance , studies indicate that certain ways of life are surprisingly unfulfilling or downright unpleasant , this would likely qualify as a significant finding according to any of the doctrines canvassed above . Similarly , society B ...
... instance , studies indicate that certain ways of life are surprisingly unfulfilling or downright unpleasant , this would likely qualify as a significant finding according to any of the doctrines canvassed above . Similarly , society B ...
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... instance , were thinkers about the good life broadly speaking , and not just morality ; this doubtless accounts in part for the continued popularity of such authors among the public . But systematic discussion of views of well - being ...
... instance , were thinkers about the good life broadly speaking , and not just morality ; this doubtless accounts in part for the continued popularity of such authors among the public . But systematic discussion of views of well - being ...
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... instance arguing that self - report measures probably suffer from serious errors , or are misleading , in ways that have not generally been recognized . Yet a major aim of the book is to support this research , both by clarifying its ...
... instance arguing that self - report measures probably suffer from serious errors , or are misleading , in ways that have not generally been recognized . Yet a major aim of the book is to support this research , both by clarifying its ...
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... instance, demand a degree of rational governance of life that may not, by the end of this book, seem clearly to be feasible or desirable for human beings; consequentialists wanting to defend a non-repugnant morality and politics ...
... instance, demand a degree of rational governance of life that may not, by the end of this book, seem clearly to be feasible or desirable for human beings; consequentialists wanting to defend a non-repugnant morality and politics ...
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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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