Exploring happiness from Aristotle to brain science / Sissela Bok.

Author/creator Bok, Sissela
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press,
Description218 p. ; 23 cm
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Subjects

Contents Luck -- Experience -- Discordant Definitions -- "On The Happy Life" -- Measurement -- Beyond Temperament -- Is Lasting Happiness Achievable? -- Illusion -- The Scope Of Happiness.
Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p.[179]-202) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009052121
ISBN9780300139297 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN0300139292
ISBN9780300178104 (pbk.)
ISBN0300178107 (pbk.)

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