Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970

Conquest of happiness. with a new preface by A.C.Grayling. - London Routledge Classics 2018. - xi,183 p. 20 cm.

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What makes people unhappy? --
Byronic unhappiness --
Competition --
Boredom and excitement --
Fatigue --
Envy --
The sense of sin --
Persecution mania --
Fear of public opinion --
Is happiness still possible? --
Zest --
Affection --
The family --
Work --
Interpersonal interests --
Effort and resignation --
The happy man.

The Conquest of Happiness is Bertrand Russell’s recipe for good living. First published in 1930, it pre-dates the current obsession with self-help by decades. Leading the reader step by step through the causes of unhappiness and the personal choices, compromises and sacrifices that (may) lead to the final, affirmative conclusion of ‘The Happy Man’, this is popular philosophy, or even self-help, as it should be written.

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Happiness.

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