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Book Synopsis Perpetual Euphoria by : Pascal Bruckner
Download or read book Perpetual Euphoria written by Pascal Bruckner and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How happiness became mandatory—and why we should reject the demand to "be happy" Happiness today is not just a possibility or an option but a requirement and a duty. To fail to be happy is to fail utterly. Happiness has become a religion—one whose smiley-faced god looks down in rebuke upon everyone who hasn't yet attained the blessed state of perpetual euphoria. How has a liberating principle of the Enlightenment—the right to pursue happiness—become the unavoidable and burdensome responsibility to be happy? How did we become unhappy about not being happy—and what might we do to escape this predicament? In Perpetual Euphoria, Pascal Bruckner takes up these questions with all his unconventional wit, force, and brilliance, arguing that we might be happier if we simply abandoned our mad pursuit of happiness. Gripped by the twin illusions that we are responsible for being happy or unhappy and that happiness can be produced by effort, many of us are now martyring ourselves—sacrificing our time, fortunes, health, and peace of mind—in the hope of entering an earthly paradise. Much better, Bruckner argues, would be to accept that happiness is an unbidden and fragile gift that arrives only by grace and luck. A stimulating and entertaining meditation on the unhappiness at the heart of the modern cult of happiness, Perpetual Euphoria is a book for everyone who has ever bristled at the command to "be happy."
Book Synopsis The Duty of Happiness by : Sir John Lubbock
Download or read book The Duty of Happiness written by Sir John Lubbock and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Duty of Happiness by : Sir John Lubbock
Download or read book The Duty of Happiness written by Sir John Lubbock and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Happiness Is a Serious Problem by : Dennis Prager
Download or read book Happiness Is a Serious Problem written by Dennis Prager and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique blend of self-help and moral philosophy, perfect for fans of Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project or Dan Harris’ 10% Happier, talk-radio host Dennis Prager shows us that happiness isn’t just a value—it’s a moral obligation. When you ask people about their most cherished values, “happiness” is always at the top of the list. In this enduring happiness manifesto, Prager examines how happiness not only makes us better people, but has an effect on the lives of everyone around us—providing them with a positive environment in which to thrive and be happy themselves. Achieving that happiness won't be easy, though: to Prager, it requires a continuing process of counting your blessings and giving up any expectations that life is supposed to be wonderful. "Can we decide to be satisfied with what we have?" he asks. "A poor man who can make himself satisfied with his portion will be happier than a wealthy man who does not allow himself to be satisfied." Prager echoes other political commentators in complaining that too many people today see themselves as victims; he submits that the only way to achieve your desires is to take responsibility for your life rather than blaming others. If you're willing to put some thought into achieving a happier outlook, you will find plenty to mull over in Happiness Is a Serious Problem.
Book Synopsis The Promise of Happiness by : Sara Ahmed
Download or read book The Promise of Happiness written by Sara Ahmed and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-06 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Promise of Happiness is a provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy. It asks what follows when we make our desires and even our own happiness conditional on the happiness of others: “I just want you to be happy”; “I’m happy if you’re happy.” Combining philosophy and feminist cultural studies, Sara Ahmed reveals the affective and moral work performed by the “happiness duty,” the expectation that we will be made happy by taking part in that which is deemed good, and that by being happy ourselves, we will make others happy. Ahmed maintains that happiness is a promise that directs us toward certain life choices and away from others. Happiness is promised to those willing to live their lives in the right way. Ahmed draws on the intellectual history of happiness, from classical accounts of ethics as the good life, through seventeenth-century writings on affect and the passions, eighteenth-century debates on virtue and education, and nineteenth-century utilitarianism. She engages with feminist, antiracist, and queer critics who have shown how happiness is used to justify social oppression, and how challenging oppression causes unhappiness. Reading novels and films including Mrs. Dalloway, The Well of Loneliness, Bend It Like Beckham, and Children of Men, Ahmed considers the plight of the figures who challenge and are challenged by the attribution of happiness to particular objects or social ideals: the feminist killjoy, the unhappy queer, the angry black woman, and the melancholic migrant. Through her readings she raises critical questions about the moral order imposed by the injunction to be happy.
Book Synopsis Aristotle, Kant, and the Stoics by : Stephen Engstrom
Download or read book Aristotle, Kant, and the Stoics written by Stephen Engstrom and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major collection of essays offers the first serious challenge to the traditional view that ancient and modern ethics are fundamentally opposed. In doing so it has important implications for contemporary ethical thought, as well as providing a significant reassessment of the work of Aristotle, Kant and the Stoics. The contributors include internationally recognised interpreters of ancient and modern ethics.
Book Synopsis The Duty and Happiness of Doing Good by : John Sharp
Download or read book The Duty and Happiness of Doing Good written by John Sharp and published by . This book was released on 1680 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Path of Peace; Or, a Practical Guide to Duty and Happiness by : John Stevens Cabot ABBOTT
Download or read book The Path of Peace; Or, a Practical Guide to Duty and Happiness written by John Stevens Cabot ABBOTT and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Morality of Happiness by : Julia Annas
Download or read book The Morality of Happiness written by Julia Annas and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993-08-19 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient ethical theories, based on the notions of virtue and happiness, have struck many as an attractive alternative to modern theories. But we cannot find out whether this is true until we understand ancient ethics--and to do this we need to examine the basic structure of ancient ethical theory, not just the details of one or two theories. In this book, Annas brings together the results of a wide-ranging study of ancient ethical philosophy and presents it in a way that is easily accessible to anyone with an interest in ancient or modern ethics. She examines the fundamental notions of happiness and virtue, the role of nature in ethical justification and the relation between concern for self and concern for others. Her careful examination of the ancient debates and arguments shows that many widespread assumptions about ancient ethics are quite mistaken. Ancient ethical theories are not egoistic, and do not depend for their acceptance on metaphysical theories of a teleological kind. Most centrally, they are recognizably theories of morality, and the ancient disputes about the place of virtue in happiness can be seen as akin to modern disputes about the demands of morality.
Book Synopsis The Duty and Happiness of Allegiance. A Sermon [on Joshua I. 1-9] Preached ... June 26, 1836, the Anniversary of His Majesty's Accession, Etc by : James HOUGH (Incumbent of Ham.)
Download or read book The Duty and Happiness of Allegiance. A Sermon [on Joshua I. 1-9] Preached ... June 26, 1836, the Anniversary of His Majesty's Accession, Etc written by James HOUGH (Incumbent of Ham.) and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis To Do Good, the Duty and Happiness of Man by : Henry PARSLEY
Download or read book To Do Good, the Duty and Happiness of Man written by Henry PARSLEY and published by . This book was released on 1702 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Happiness and Virtue Beyond East and West by : Kevin Ryan
Download or read book Happiness and Virtue Beyond East and West written by Kevin Ryan and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover global perspectives on happiness through this series of essays. Happiness and Virtue Beyond East and West presents an important series of essays from Japanese and American authors that examine essential virtues shared by both Eastern and Western cultures. Its ultimate goal is for happiness to be realized in a globally and socially responsible manner. Each chapter examines the importance of one of nine virtues Courage Justice Benevolence Gratitude Wisdom Reflection Respect Responsibility Temperance These essays demonstrate that the virtues and happiness associated with living a good life know no national boundaries. It is the sincere hope of the editors and authors that this book will help its readers re-examine the timeless question of what constitutes true happiness and will therefore play some part in increasing international cooperation and good will. Perfect for readers interested in transculturalism, Happiness and Virtue Beyond East and Westis a thorough examination of global perspectives on happiness.
Book Synopsis The divine law; or, The scriptural duty and happiness of man by : Josiah William Smith
Download or read book The divine law; or, The scriptural duty and happiness of man written by Josiah William Smith and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Duty of Happiness by : J M Lelen
Download or read book The Duty of Happiness written by J M Lelen and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis An Enquiry Into the Principles of Human Happiness and Human Duty by : George Ramsay
Download or read book An Enquiry Into the Principles of Human Happiness and Human Duty written by George Ramsay and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Duty of Happiness by : Joseph Mary Lelen
Download or read book The Duty of Happiness written by Joseph Mary Lelen and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Duty of Happiness by : Rev. J. M. Lelen
Download or read book The Duty of Happiness written by Rev. J. M. Lelen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-05 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Duty of Happiness: Thoughts on Hope Many times, notwithstanding our unworthiness, we have been invited to address "those many souls whom God wants to embrace the religious life and who know it not." Reluctant as we are to comply with such request, because we believe that when God calls a soul, His voice is mighty enough to dispense with a human echo, we however offer the following pages, wherein we have tried to prove that by listening to God's call and fulfilling God's desire, souls merely bind themselves to the Duty of Happiness, here-now and here-after. Far from endeavoring "to compel them to come in," we simply tell them: "O, taste and see that the Lord is sweet: blessed are those that hope in Him." We believe that this is the only permissible way to awaken a vocation and to dis play the Happiness of Duty. "To-day, perhaps more than ever, recently said "The Boston Pilot, "we are dealing with the problem of vocations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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