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ISBN-10
0743292928
Publication Name
Scribner
Type
Hardcover
ISBN
9780743292924
Book Title
Secrets of Happiness : Three Thousand Years of Searching for the Good Life
Item Length
0.9 in
Publisher
Scribner
Publication Year
2006
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
7.3 in
Author
Richard Schoch
Genre
Self-Help, Religion, Philosophy
Topic
Personal Growth / Happiness, General
Item Width
5.8 in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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The Secrets of Happinessis a philosophical inquiry into the nature of happiness. Combining wit, warmth, and intellectual authority, this book offers us ancient wisdom for modern living. Richard Schoch shows readers how they can enrich their lives by recovering the ancient philosophical and religious traditions of happiness--and then putting them to work in their own lives today. In a journey across cultures and centuries--from the trials of Job to the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, and from Buddha's Four Noble Truths to the ecstasy of medieval Sufi mystics--Schoch answers questions that, although fundamental to our well-being, are rarely asked: what kind of effort does it take to be happy? do you have a right to be happy? can you be happy if others are unhappy? Although Schoch finds that there is no single answer to these questions, he argues that every strategy for happiness can be placed in one of four categories: Living for Pleasure, Conquering Desire, Transcending Reason, and Enduring Suffering. (The book is divided into these four parts.)The one thing that these disparate strategies do share is that each takes effort. Happiness, Schoch posits, is never an end-point; it is instead "a joyful struggle."

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Scribner
ISBN-10
0743292928
ISBN-13
9780743292924
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Secrets of Happiness : Three Thousand Years of Searching for the Good Life
Author
Richard Schoch
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Personal Growth / Happiness, General
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Self-Help, Religion, Philosophy
Number of Pages
256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
0.9 in
Item Height
7.3 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

LeafCats
378
Lc Classification Number
Bj1481.S36 2006
Edition Description
Annotated Edition
Reviews
"Hugely enjoyable." -- Julian Baggini, author of "What's It All About?: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life", "Hugely enjoyable."-- Julian Baggini, author ofWhat's It All About?: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life, "An intellectual exploration of the best kind, a rigorous dusting downof ideas compelling us to think harder and better about what is life'smost precious prize." -- "The Sunday Telegraph", "Hugely enjoyable." -- Julian Baggini, author ofWhat's It All About?: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life, "An intellectual exploration of the best kind, a rigorous dusting downof ideas compelling us to think harder and better about what is life'smost precious prize."--The Sunday Telegraph
Table of Content
Contents Introduction Part I: Living for Pleasure 1. The Greatest Happiness (The Utilitarians)2. Pleasure Is Good (The Epicureans) Part II: Conquering Desire 3. Get Busy with Your Works (Hinduism)4. The Enlightened One (Buddhism) Part III: Transcending Reason 5. Only in Heaven (Christianity)6. The Alchemy of Happiness (Islam) Part IV: Enduring Suffering 7. It's All in Your Mind (The Stoics)8. The Hidden Face of God (Judaism)ConclusionAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2006-044375
Dewey Decimal
170
Dewey Edition
22

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