The author addresses the controversial subject of the moral role of psychotherapists. She asks searching questions about the meaning of life, seeking to define what a good life consists of and how therapists might help their clients to live well rather than living simply in sear…
Describes the modern world's struggles with depression and burnout in the face of mounting economic pressures, with advice on how to experience authentic happiness by accepting moderate resource levels.
"The pursuit of happiness is a defining theme of the modern era. But what if people aren't very good at it? This and related questions are explored in this book, the first comprehensive philosophical treatment of happiness in the contemporary psychological sense. In these pages,…
"Are you, like millions of Americans, caught in the happiness trap? Russ Harris explains that the way most of us go about trying to find happiness ends up making us miserable, driving the epidemics of stress, anxiety, and depression. This empowering book presents the insights an…
"As children, we learn life is unfair: bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. So, it is natural to ask, 'Why play fairly in an unfair world? If being immoral will get you what you want and you know you can't get caught, why not do it?' The answers…
by Diener, Ed, Suh, Eunkook M.
fromWell-being and quality of life
The scientific study of what constitutes "the good life" forms the basis of this book. The contributors focus on cross-cultural comparisons of subjective well-being, analyzing the extent to which people across the world live by their values.
Examines the nature of happiness, discussing how it has been treated in philosophy and religion and by the modern disciplines of psychology, economics, and neurocience, and considers the place of individual happiness within the context of modern life.
