Propelled: how boredom, frustration, and anticipation lead us to the good life

Weaving together stories from sources as wide-ranging as classical literature, social and cognitive psychology, philosophy, art, and video games, 'Propelled' makes a lively case for the value of discontent in our lives. It offers novel, detailed, and scientifically informed characterizatio...

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Main Author: Elpidorou, Andreas (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2020]
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Summary:Weaving together stories from sources as wide-ranging as classical literature, social and cognitive psychology, philosophy, art, and video games, 'Propelled' makes a lively case for the value of discontent in our lives. It offers novel, detailed, and scientifically informed characterizations of the nature and outcomes of boredom, frustration, and anticipation. The text demonstrates why these three states should not be viewed as obstacles to our goals but as elements of the good life and explicates how they can illuminate our desires and expectations, inform us when we find ourselves stuck in unpleasant and unfulfilling situations, and motivate us to furnish our lives with meaning, interest, and value
Physical Description:X, 211 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780190912987
9780197524343
9780190912963

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