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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... 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 philosophical literatures under the heading of''happiness ...
... 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 philosophical literatures under the heading of''happiness ...
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... welfare' concern different topics, and articles mentioning well-being or happiness frequently do so only in passing.12 With some notable exceptions, such as Mill, modern ethical theorists seem proportionately to be far less interested ...
... welfare' concern different topics, and articles mentioning well-being or happiness frequently do so only in passing.12 With some notable exceptions, such as Mill, modern ethical theorists seem proportionately to be far less interested ...
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... welfare while the latter stresses the objectivity and universality of needs). But no one can doubt that prudential psychology is worth doing. 3. THE TARGET: AN ASSUMPTION OF PERSONAL AUTHORITY Why did philosophical work on well-being ...
... welfare while the latter stresses the objectivity and universality of needs). But no one can doubt that prudential psychology is worth doing. 3. THE TARGET: AN ASSUMPTION OF PERSONAL AUTHORITY Why did philosophical work on well-being ...
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... welfare: by and large, people know what's best for them, and tend to act rationally in the promotion of their interests. (I am using 'liberal' in the traditional philosophical sense, for views giving top priority to individual liberties ...
... welfare: by and large, people know what's best for them, and tend to act rationally in the promotion of their interests. (I am using 'liberal' in the traditional philosophical sense, for views giving top priority to individual liberties ...
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... welfare. We should expect them systematically to make a host of serious mistakes regarding their own well-being. Surprisingly often, people's choices may frustrate their prospects for happiness and well-being rather than improve them ...
... welfare. We should expect them systematically to make a host of serious mistakes regarding their own well-being. Surprisingly often, people's choices may frustrate their prospects for happiness and well-being rather than improve them ...
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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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