The Happiness Paradox

Informationen zum Autor Ziyad Marar is Editorial Director at Sage Publications, London. Klappentext The dream of a happy life has pre-occupied thinkers since Plato! and is the signature tune of our times. In "The Happiness Paradox "Ziyad Marar shows how our modern obsession with happiness has evolved. In a lively and accessible style! he argues that happiness is a deceptively simple idea that will always be elusive because it is based on a paradox: the conflict of feeling good while simultaneously being good. Drawing on a wide and varied range of sources from psychology! philosophy! history! novels! and film! this book will engage those who are looking for meaning in a secular culture. It challenges our conventional search for happiness! while suggesting a bolder way to live with paradox. Zusammenfassung The dream of a happy life has preoccupied thinkers since Plato! and in modern times it has become one of the signature tunes of our age - the rise of therapists! gurus! and the use of Prozac are familiar indicators of how ubiquitous the pursuit of happiness has become in Western culture. This book examines how this modern obsession has evolved.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ziyad Marar, Marar Ziyad
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 04.01.2004
• EAN: 9781861891822
• ISBN: 978-1-86189-182-2
• Pagine: 186
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Serie: FOCI S.; Focus on Contemporary Issues (; Foci; FOCI
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Cultural Studies, PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, Philosophy of Mind, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology