100 Years of Happiness
Insights and Findings from the Experts
- 232 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
This book sums up 100 of years of research into the study of happinessâfrom 19th century scientific insights on the subject to the pop psychology perspectives of modern-day America. We all want to be happy, but what does that mean, and how do we get there? These questions may be a popular topic of positive psychology books in recent years, but interest in the subject stretches back over a century. Distinguished authors Nathan Carlin and Donald Capps examine opinions, research studies, and insights about happiness from the 18th century through today. 100 Years of Happiness: Insights and Findings from the Experts is organized into three sectionsâone that explores insights from philosophers, another part that reviews study results from researchers, and a final section that casts some skepticism on the study of happiness. The authors review what the experts have found, and explore such questions as: Is happiness the goal of life? Is it possible to measure happiness? Is it possible to become happier? What is the difference between unhappiness and depression? If humankind could eliminate unhappiness from the human condition, should we? This fascinating text provides a basis for readers to develop their own conclusions, and to continue humankind's ongoing discourse on the subject.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Series Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- PART I: SOME INSIGHTS ABOUT HAPPINESS
- PART II: SOME FINDINGS ABOUT HAPPINESS
- PART III: SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HAPPINESS
- Notes
- References
- Index