Philosophies of Happiness : : A Comparative Introduction to the Flourishing Life / / Diana Lobel.
What does it mean to be truly happy? In Philosophies of Happiness, Diana Lobel provides a rich spectrum of arguments for a theory of happiness as flourishing or well-being, offering a global, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary perspective on how to create a vital, fulfilling, and significant life...
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| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One Aristotle: The Life of Engaged Activity
- Two Epicurus: Happiness Is Pleasure
- Three Confucian Happiness: Ritual, Humaneness, Music, and Joy
- Four Daoism: Attentive Awareness and Effortless Ease of Action (Wu-Wei)
- Five The Bhagavad Gītā: Non-attached Action and the Universal Spirit
- Six St. Augustine: The Happy Life of the Soul
- Seven Maimonides: The Joy of Learning, Prayer, and Devotion
- Eight The Sufi Path of Love in ʿAṭṭār's Conference of the Birds
- Nine Mindfulness, East and West
- Ten Dōgen's Sōtō Zen and Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
- Eleven Creative Engagement and the Art of Living
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index