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The Conquest of Happiness

By Russell , Bertrand

Book information

Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Year
2013
ISBN
9780871406736, 9781631491481, 087140673X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
291 kB (298151 bytes)
Pages
223 pages ; 21 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
happiness

Description

In The Conquest of Happiness, first published in 1930, iconoclastic philosopher Bertrand Russell attempted to diagnose the myriad causes of unhappiness in modern life and chart a path out of the seemingly inescapable malaise so prevalent even in safe and prosperous Western societies. More than eighty years later, Russell's wisdom remains as true as it was on its initial release. Eschewing guilt-based morality, Russell lays out a rationalist prescription for living a happy life, including the importance of cultivating interests outside oneself and the dangers of passive pleasure. In this new edition, philosopher Daniel C. Dennett reintroduces Russell to a new generation.

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