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- A concise and engaging exploration of how we understand happiness.
- About the Author: Tim Lomas is a Research Affiliate at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University and the author of Translating Happiness: A Cross-Cultural Lexicon of Well-Being.
- 304 Pages
- Psychology, Emotions
- Series Name: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
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About the Book
"A short, reader-friendly treatment of happiness from a leading figure in positive psychology"--Book Synopsis
A concise and engaging exploration of how we understand happiness. What does it mean to feel happiness? As a state of mind, it's elusive. As a concept--despite the plethora of pop psychology books on the subject--it's poorly understood. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, psychologist Tim Lomas offers a concise and engaging overview of our current understanding of happiness. Lomas explains that although the field of positive psychology, which focuses on happiness, emerged only in the last twenty-five years, interest in the meaning of happiness goes back several millennia. Drawing on a variety of disciplines, from philosophy and sociology to economics and anthropology, Lomas offers an expansive vision of what happiness means, exploring a significant range of experiential territory. After considering such related concepts as wellbeing and flourishing, Lomas traces ideas of happiness from the ancient Buddhist notions of sukha and nirvana through Aristotle's distinction between hedonic and eudaemonic happiness to today's therapeutic and scientific approaches. He discusses current academic perspectives, looking at the breadth of happiness research across disciplines; examines the mechanics of happiness--the physiological, psychological, phenomenological, and sociocultural processes that make up happiness; explores the factors that influence happiness, both individual and social; and discusses the cultivation of happiness.About the Author
Tim Lomas is a Research Affiliate at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University and the author of Translating Happiness: A Cross-Cultural Lexicon of Well-Being. His work has been featured in Time, the New Yorker, Vox, Scientific American, and the Atlantic.Dimensions (Overall): 6.99 Inches (H) x 5.07 Inches (W) x .79 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 304
Genre: Psychology
Sub-Genre: Emotions
Series Title: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
Publisher: MIT Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Tim Lomas
Language: English
Street Date: January 3, 2023
TCIN: 87668302
UPC: 9780262544207
Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-1136
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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