On Happiness : New Ideas for the Twenty-First Century

Author(s): Camilla Nelson

Better Living, Self Help & Personal development

What is happiness, and how does the pursuit of happiness shape our lives? Happiness appears to be a simple emotion, individual and pleasurable, yet the problems associated with happiness in politics, economics and philosophy suggest that it is perhaps more complex and paradoxical than we first thought. This eclectic collection of essays interrogates the 'common sense' understanding of happiness in the West and examines the strategies devised to obtain it. Without disposing of the concept altogether, On Happiness rediscovers the latent aspects of this pervasive (and elusive) phenomenon. Ultimately, it concludes that our current notions of happiness may in fact be the very cause of our discontent. On Happiness offers readers a spectrum of critical reflections and 'rethinks' of this ubiquitous cultural obsession.

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General Fields

  • : 9781742586076
  • : UWA Publishing
  • : UWAP
  • : 0.4
  • : May 2015
  • : 234mm X 153mm
  • : Australia
  • : June 2015
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : illustrations
  • : 226
  • : 303.4994
  • : Paperback
  • : Camilla Nelson