100 Years of Happiness : Insights and Findings from the Experts

by Carlin, Nathan; Capps, Donald

• ISBN13: 9781440803628
• ISBN10: 1440803625
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-07-03
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

We all want to be happy, but what does that mean, and how do we get there? These questions may be a popular topic of positive psychology books in recent years, but interest in the subject stretches back over a century. Distinguished authors Nathan Carlin and Donald Capps examine opinions, research studies, and insights about happiness from the 18th century through today. 100 Years of Happiness: Insights and Findings from the Experts is organized into three sectionsone that explores insights from philosophers, another part that reviews study results from researchers, and a final section that casts some skepticism on the study of happiness. The authors review what the experts have found, and explore such questions as: Is happiness the goal of life? Is it possible to measure happiness? Is it possible to become happier? What is the difference between unhappiness and depression? If humankind could eliminate unhappiness from the human condition, should we? This fascinating text provides a basis for readers to develop their own conclusions, and to continue humankind's ongoing discourse on the subject.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Some Insights about Happiness
Cultivating Happiness	p. 3
The Desire for Happiness	p. 13
The Science of Happiness	p. 23
The Conquest of Happiness	p. 39
Some Findings about Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness	p. 57
Authentic Happiness	p. 73
Realistic Happiness	p. 87
Evolving Happiness	p. 101
Forecasting Happiness	p. 115
Becoming Happier	p. 129
Some Questions about Happiness
The Artifice of Happiness	p. 145
Against Happiness	p. 159
Exploring Happiness	p. 167
Afterthoughts	p. 179
Notes	p. 189
References	p. 195
Index	p. 201
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