Exploring happiness : from Aristotle to brain science / Sissela Bok.

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 indivdual happiness within the context of modern life.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bok, Sissela
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2010.
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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.