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The Secrets of Happiness

Richard Schoch

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  • 256 sidor
  • 2008
Unhappy is the story of happiness. More than two thousand years ago, when the ancient Greeks first pondered what constitutes "the good life," happiness was considered a civic virtue that demanded a lifetime's cultivation. Not just mere enjoyment of pleasure and mere avoidance of suffering, true happiness was an achievement, not a birthright. Now, in an age of instant gratification and infinite distraction, history professor Richard Schoch takes a refreshingly contemplative look at a question that's as vital today as ever: What does it mean to be happy? Schoch consults some of history's greatest thinkers -- from Aristotle to Thomas Aquinas to Buddha -- in his quest to understand happiness in all its hard-won forms. Packed with three thousand years' worth of insights, many long forgotten, "The Secrets of Happiness" is a breath of ancient wisdom for anyone who yearns for the good life.
  • Författare: Richard Schoch
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780743292931
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 256
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2008-04-01
  • Förlag: Scribner