Philosophies of happiness :: a comparative introduction to the flourishing life /
What does it mean to be truly happy? Diana Lobel provides a rich spectrum of arguments for a theory of happiness as flourishing or well-being, offering a global, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary perspective on how to create a vital, fulfilling, and significant life. Drawing upon perspectives fr...
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| Zusammenfassung: | What does it mean to be truly happy? Diana Lobel provides a rich spectrum of arguments for a theory of happiness as flourishing or well-being, offering a global, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary perspective on how to create a vital, fulfilling, and significant life. Drawing upon perspectives from a broad range of philosophical traditions-Eastern and Western, ancient and contemporary-the book suggests that just as physical health is the well-being of the body, happiness is the healthy and flourishing condition of the whole human being, and we experience the most complete happiness when we realize our potential through creative engagement. Lobel shows that while thick descriptions of happiness differ widely in texture and detail, certain themes resonate across texts from different traditions and historical contexts, suggesting core features of a happy life: attentive awareness; effortless action; relationship and connection to a larger, interconnected community; love or devotion; and creative engagement. Each feature adds meaning, significance, and value, so that we can craft lives of worth and purpose. These themes emerge from careful study of philosophical and religious texts and traditions: the Greek philosophers Aristotle and Epicurus; the Chinese traditions of Confucius, Laozi, and Zhuangzi; the Hindu Bhagavad Gita; the Japanese Buddhist tradition of Soto Zen master Dogen and his modern expositor Shunryu Suzuki; the Western religious traditions of Augustine and Maimonides; the Persian Sufi tale Conference of the Birds; and contemporary research on mindfulness and creativity. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (x, 385 pages) |
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| spelling | Lobel, Diana, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99032170 Philosophies of happiness : a comparative introduction to the flourishing life / Diana Lobel. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2017] ©2017 1 online resource (x, 385 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Aristotle : The Life of Engaged Activity -- 2. Epicurus : Happiness Is Pleasure -- 3. Confucian Happiness : Ritual, Humaneness, Music, and Joy -- 4. Daoism : Attentive Awareness and Effortless Ease of Action (Wu-Wei) -- 5. The Bhagavad Gītā : Non-attached Action and the Universal Spirit -- 6. St. Augustine : The Happy Life of the Soul -- 7. Maimonides : The Joy of Learning, Prayer, and Devotion -- 8. The Sufi Path of Love in ʿAṭṭār's Conference of the Birds -- 9. Mindfulness, East and West -- 10. Dōgen's Sōtō Zen and Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind -- 11. Creative Engagement and the Art of Living. What does it mean to be truly happy? Diana Lobel provides a rich spectrum of arguments for a theory of happiness as flourishing or well-being, offering a global, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary perspective on how to create a vital, fulfilling, and significant life. Drawing upon perspectives from a broad range of philosophical traditions-Eastern and Western, ancient and contemporary-the book suggests that just as physical health is the well-being of the body, happiness is the healthy and flourishing condition of the whole human being, and we experience the most complete happiness when we realize our potential through creative engagement. Lobel shows that while thick descriptions of happiness differ widely in texture and detail, certain themes resonate across texts from different traditions and historical contexts, suggesting core features of a happy life: attentive awareness; effortless action; relationship and connection to a larger, interconnected community; love or devotion; and creative engagement. Each feature adds meaning, significance, and value, so that we can craft lives of worth and purpose. These themes emerge from careful study of philosophical and religious texts and traditions: the Greek philosophers Aristotle and Epicurus; the Chinese traditions of Confucius, Laozi, and Zhuangzi; the Hindu Bhagavad Gita; the Japanese Buddhist tradition of Soto Zen master Dogen and his modern expositor Shunryu Suzuki; the Western religious traditions of Augustine and Maimonides; the Persian Sufi tale Conference of the Birds; and contemporary research on mindfulness and creativity. Print version record. Happiness. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058807 Happiness Religious aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058808 Happiness https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006240 Bonheur. Bonheur Aspect religieux. PHILOSOPHY Movements Humanism. bisacsh PHILOSOPHY Religious. bisacsh Happiness fast Happiness Religious aspects fast has work: Philosophies of happiness (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFGcXJx3tgTY8BtMQvtf9C https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Lobel, Diana. Philosophies of happiness. New York : Columbia University Press, [2017] 9780231184106 (DLC) 2017011392 (OCoLC)987677255 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1628841 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Lobel, Diana Philosophies of happiness : a comparative introduction to the flourishing life / 1. Aristotle : The Life of Engaged Activity -- 2. Epicurus : Happiness Is Pleasure -- 3. Confucian Happiness : Ritual, Humaneness, Music, and Joy -- 4. Daoism : Attentive Awareness and Effortless Ease of Action (Wu-Wei) -- 5. The Bhagavad Gītā : Non-attached Action and the Universal Spirit -- 6. St. Augustine : The Happy Life of the Soul -- 7. Maimonides : The Joy of Learning, Prayer, and Devotion -- 8. The Sufi Path of Love in ʿAṭṭār's Conference of the Birds -- 9. Mindfulness, East and West -- 10. Dōgen's Sōtō Zen and Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind -- 11. Creative Engagement and the Art of Living. Happiness. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058807 Happiness Religious aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058808 Happiness https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006240 Bonheur. Bonheur Aspect religieux. PHILOSOPHY Movements Humanism. bisacsh PHILOSOPHY Religious. bisacsh Happiness fast Happiness Religious aspects fast |
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| title | Philosophies of happiness : a comparative introduction to the flourishing life / |
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| title_full | Philosophies of happiness : a comparative introduction to the flourishing life / Diana Lobel. |
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| topic | Happiness. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058807 Happiness Religious aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058808 Happiness https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006240 Bonheur. Bonheur Aspect religieux. PHILOSOPHY Movements Humanism. bisacsh PHILOSOPHY Religious. bisacsh Happiness fast Happiness Religious aspects fast |
| topic_facet | Happiness. Happiness Religious aspects. Happiness Bonheur. Bonheur Aspect religieux. PHILOSOPHY Movements Humanism. PHILOSOPHY Religious. Happiness Religious aspects |
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