Articles liés à The Secret Of Happiness: Three thousand years of searching...

The Secret Of Happiness: Three thousand years of searching for the good life - Couverture rigide

Schoch, Richard

 
9781861979094: The Secret Of Happiness: Three thousand years of searching for the good life
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1861979096 ISBN 13 : 9781861979094
Editeur : Profile Books Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

A stylish, witty book about happiness that explains with authority what happiness actually is and why understanding its history can help us to live happier lives. What connects a Greek philosopher with a cult following of prostitutes, a Roman civil servant who was unjustly executed, and a Persian scholar who traded books for mystic ecstasy? This trio - Epicurus (341-271 BC), Boethius (c. 480-524 AD) and Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali (1058-1111) - allowed their reflections about happiness to give meaning to their lives, and through such individuals and their ideas we can reclaim the lost art of happiness. Today, influenced by books on the "new science" of happiness and quick "self-help" panaceas, we have settled for a much weaker version of happiness than previous cultures: just enjoyment of pleasure and avoidance of pain and suffering. It is only through rediscovering the traditions that began in the West with the philosophers of Athens and in the East with anonymous Hindu sages that we can learn how to be genuinely happy again. During the journey through ideas philosophical and religious, from around the world and across thousands of years, Professor Schoch answers questions that are fundamental to our wellbeing but are rarely asked. What does it feel like to be happy, and can you be happy if others are unhappy? Is happiness an emotion, or an attitude? How much effort do you have to make to be happy, and do you have a right to be happy? The good life is easier to grasp when you know the answers.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l'auteur

Richard Schoch is Professor of the History of Culture at Queen Mary, University of London. His books include Queen Victoria and the Theatre of her Age, Not Shakespeare and Shakespeare's Victorian Stage. Prior to his academic life he wrote for NBC's flagship television station in New York.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Profile Books Ltd
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1861979096
ISBN 13 
9781861979094
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible