Conquest of happiness. with a new preface by A.C.Grayling.

By:

Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Routledge Classics 2018.Description: xi,183 p. 20 cmISBN:

9781138370333

Subject(s):

Happiness

DDC classification:

171.4 RUS

Online resources:

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	171.4 RUS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K3379

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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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