The psychology of happiness : a good human life / Samuel S. Franklin.
2010
152.42 F834p 2010
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Title
The psychology of happiness : a good human life / Samuel S. Franklin.
Author
ISBN
9780521191302 (hardback : alk. paper)
0521191300 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780521138673 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0521138671 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0521191300 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780521138673 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0521138671 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Language
English
Description
xii, 179 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
152.42 F834p 2010
System Control No.
(OCoLC)317361753
(OCoLC)317361753
(OCoLC)317361753
Summary
When Thomas Jefferson placed "the pursuit of happiness" along with life and liberty in The Declaration of Independence he was most likely referring to Aristotle's concept of happiness, or eudaimonia. Eudaimonia is not about good feelings but rather the fulfillment of human potentials. Fulfillment is made possible by virtue; the moderation of desire and emotion by reason. The Psychology of Happiness is the first book to bring together psychological, philosophical, and physiological theory and research in support of Aristotle's view. It examines the similarity between Aristotle's concept of virtue and modern cognitive theories of emotion. It discusses the discovery of human potentials, the development of virtue and its neurological basis, the mistaken idea that fulfillment is selfish, and several other issues related to the pursuit of a good human life.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
What is happiness?
Happiness as fulfillment
Aristotle's ethics
Actualization : psychological views
Finding potentials
The things we need to be happy : goods, intrinsic motivation, and the golden mean
Introduction to virtue
Some of the more important moral virtues
Virtue and emotion
Early psychological views of virtue and emotion
Virtue and emotion : recent psychological views
The physiological basis of virtue
Emotional intelligence
The development of virtue
Psychological views of virtue development
The polis
Contemplation : a different kind of happiness.
Happiness as fulfillment
Aristotle's ethics
Actualization : psychological views
Finding potentials
The things we need to be happy : goods, intrinsic motivation, and the golden mean
Introduction to virtue
Some of the more important moral virtues
Virtue and emotion
Early psychological views of virtue and emotion
Virtue and emotion : recent psychological views
The physiological basis of virtue
Emotional intelligence
The development of virtue
Psychological views of virtue development
The polis
Contemplation : a different kind of happiness.
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