Pursuit of Unhappiness The Elusive Psychology of Well-Being

Name: Pursuit of Unhappiness The Elusive Psychology of Well-Being
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ISBN: 9780199592463

ISBN-10: 0199592462

ISBN-13: 9780199592463

Edition: 2010

Authors: Daniel M. Haybron

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The pursuit of happiness is a defining theme of the modern era. But what if people aren't very good at it? That is the question posed by this book, the first comprehensive philosophical treatment of happiness, understood here as a psychological phenomenon. Engaging heavily with the scientific literature, Dan Haybron argues that people probably know less about their own welfare, and may be less effective at securing it, than common belief has it. This is largely because human natureis surprisingly ill-suited to the pursuit of happiness. For the happiness that counts for well-being is not a matter of what we think about our lives, but of the quality of our emotional conditions. Yet our…

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List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 9/2/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.84" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgements



Fundamentals of Prudential Psychology



Taking Socrates' Question Seriously



Happiness, Well-Being, and the Good Life: A Primer



What Do We Want from a Theory of Happiness? Or how to make a mongrel concept hunt



The Nature of Happiness



Pleasure



Life Satisfaction



Emotional State



Happiness as Psychic Affirmation



The Nature of Well-Being



Well-Being and Virtue



Happiness, the Self, and Human Flourishing



Pursuing Happiness



Do We Know How Happy We Are?



The Pursuit of Unhappiness



Happiness in Context: Notes on the Good Society


Afterword


Notes


Bibliography


Index