Happiness Paradox (Reaktion Books - Focus on Contemporary Issues) (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Happiness Paradox (Reaktion Books - Focus on Contemporary Issues) Friday, August 7 2009.

• The dream of a happy life has pre-occupied thinkers since Plato, and is the signature tune of our times. In The Happiness Paradox Ziyad Marar shows how our modern obsession with happiness has evolved. In a lively and accessible style, he argues that happiness is a deceptively simple idea that will always be elusive because it is based on a paradox: the conflict of feeling good while simultaneously being good. Drawing on a wide and varied range of sources from psychology, philosophy, history, novels, and film, this book will engage those who are looking for meaning in a secular culture. It challenges our conventional search for happiness, while suggesting a bolder way to live with paradox.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Happiness Paradox (Reaktion Books - Focus on Contemporary Issues) Friday, July 24 2009.

• Added a contributor: Ziyad Marar: (Primary Author)