The pursuit of happiness and the traditions of wisdom /

The pursuit of happiness and the traditions of wisdom /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Cham : Springer, [2014] ©2014
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 74 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research, 2211-7652 SpringerBriefs in well-being and quality of life research.
Subject:	Happiness. Wisdom. Happiness. Wisdom.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11083979

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Other authors / contributors:	Giorgino, Vincenzo, editor.
ISBN:	9783319047447 3319047442 9783319047430 3319047434
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record and online resource. Title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 13, 2016).
Summary:	"This book presents a discussion of happiness that takes the shape of a dialogue between contemplative knowledge and practice or the wisdom traditions and the social sciences. It examines the different definitions of happiness in relation to wisdom traditions and the impact of these traditions on current research. It explores topics such as the pursuit of a good life, the pursuit of eudaimonia and the meaning of economic and social suffering from the perspective of the social sciences. It further discusses how the social sciences can meet people's aspirations towards a world of higher well-being in our time, and what the future challenges are. The book includes both theoretical and empirical contributions on the matter and opens up a new line of transdisciplinary research. Overcoming barriers between disciplines and fields of knowledge, the book presents a beneficial cross-fertilization to achieve a wiser model of man."--Publisher's description.
Other form:	Print version: Pursuit of happiness and the traditions of wisdom. Cham ; New York : Springer, [2014] 3319047434
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-04744-7

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Summary:	This book presents a discussion of happiness that takes the shape of a dialogue between contemplative knowledge and practice or the wisdom traditions and the social sciences. It examines the different definitions of happiness in relation to wisdom traditions and the impact of these traditions on current research. It explores topics such as the pursuit of a good life, the pursuit of eudaimonia and the meaning of economic and social suffering from the perspective of the social sciences. It further discusses how the social sciences can meet people's aspirations towards a world of higher well-being in our time, and what the future challenges are. The book includes both theoretical and empirical contributions on the matter and opens up a new line of transdisciplinary research. Overcoming barriers between disciplines and fields of knowledge, the book presents a beneficial cross-fertilization to achieve a wiser model of man.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 74 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9783319047447 3319047442 9783319047430 3319047434
ISSN:	2211-7652