Exploring happiness [electronic resource] : from Aristotle to brain science / Sissela Bok.
2010
BJ1481 .B64 2010eb
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Title
Exploring happiness [electronic resource] : from Aristotle to brain science / Sissela Bok.
Author
Bok, Sissela.
ISBN
9780300139297 (cl alk. paper)
0300139292
9780300178104 (pbk.)
0300178107 (pbk.)
9780300168433 (e-book)
0300139292
9780300178104 (pbk.)
0300178107 (pbk.)
9780300168433 (e-book)
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New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.
Language
English
Description
218 p.
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BJ1481 .B64 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
170
Summary
Examines the nature of happiness, discussing how it has been treated in philosophy and religion and by the modern disciplines of psychology, economics, and neurocience, and considers the place of individual happiness within the context of modern life.
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Includes bibliographical references (p.[179]-202) and index.
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Table of Contents
Luck
Experience
Discordant Definitions
"On The Happy Life"
Measurement
Beyond Temperament
Is Lasting Happiness Achievable?
Illusion
The Scope Of Happiness.
Experience
Discordant Definitions
"On The Happy Life"
Measurement
Beyond Temperament
Is Lasting Happiness Achievable?
Illusion
The Scope Of Happiness.