The Happiness Hypothesis
Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
New York : Basic Books, [2006]
Format: Book
Description: xiii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
A "wonderfully smart and readable" (Washington Post) book that combines philosophical wisdom and scientific research, revealing surprising insights about how to live a meaningful life
The Happiness Hypothesis is a book about ten Great Ideas. Each chapter is an attempt to savor one idea that has been discovered by several of the world's civilizations -- to question it in light of what we now know from scientific research, and to extract from it the lessons that still apply to our modern lives and illuminate the causes of human flourishing. Award-winning psychologist Jonathan Haidt shows how a deeper understanding of the world's philosophical wisdom and its enduring maxims -- like "do unto others as you would have others do unto you," or "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" -- can enrich and transform our lives.Contents:
Introduction: too much wisdom -- The divided self -- Changing your mind -- Reciprocity with a vengeance -- The faults of others -- The pursuit of happiness -- Love and attachments -- The uses of adversity -- The felicity of virtue -- Divinity with or without God -- Happiness comes from between -- Conclusion: on balance.
ISBN:
9780465028023 (pbk.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
PHILOSOPHY Ethics Hai | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
HEALTH Self-Help Hai | Southeast | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 6/15/2024) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-289) and index.