{"product_id":"happinessisbn-9781612194394","title":"Happiness","description":"\u003cb\u003eA huge bestseller \u003c\/b\u003ein Europe, Frederic Lenoir’s \u003ci\u003eHappiness\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting journey that examines how history’s greatest philosophers and religious figures have answered life’s most fundamental question:\u003ci\u003e What is happiness and how do I achieve it?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the ancient Greeks on—from Aristotle, Plato, and Chuang Tzu to the Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad; from Voltaire, Spinoza, and Schopenhauer to Kant, Freud, and even modern neuroscientists—Lenoir considers the idea that true and lasting happiness is indeed possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In clear language, Lenoir concisely surveys what the greatest thinkers of all time have had to say on the subject, and, with charming prose, raises provocative questions: \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ·      Do we have a duty to be happy? \u003cbr\u003e ·      Is there a connection between individual and collective happiness? \u003cbr\u003e ·      Is happiness contagious? \u003cbr\u003e ·      Is there a difference between pleasure and happiness? \u003cbr\u003e ·      Can unhappiness and happiness coexist? \u003cbr\u003e ·      Does our happiness depend on our luck?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Understanding how civilization’s best minds have answered those questions, Lenoir suggests, not only makes for a fascinating reading experience, but also provides a way for us to see us how happiness, that most elusive of feelings, is attainable in our own lives.\u003cu\u003eContents\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 1 Loving the Life You Lead \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 In the Garden of Pleasures, with Aristotle and Epicurus \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 Giving Meaning to Life \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 Voltaire and the Happy Idiot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 Does Every Human Being Wish to Be Happy? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 Happiness Is Not of This World: Socrates, Jesus, Kant \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7 On the Art of Being Oneself \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8 Schopenhauer: Happiness Lies in Our Sensibility \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9 Does Money Make Us Happy?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10 The Emotional Brain \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11 On the Art of Being Attentive . . . and Dreaming \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 12 We Are What We Think\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 13 The Time of a Life \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 14 Can We Be Happy Without Other People? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 15 The Contagiousness of Happiness \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 16 Individual Happiness and Collective Happiness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 17 Can the Quest for Happiness Make Us Unhappy?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 18 From Desire to Boredom: When Happiness Is Impossible \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 19 The Smile of the Buddha and Epictetus \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 20 The Laughter of Montaigne and Chuang Tzu \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 21 The Joy of Spinoza and Ma Anandamayi \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography“An entertaining and affable guide to the topic of happiness. Jacques Prévert once wrote that 'recognized happiness from the noise it made as it left.' Mr. Lenoir does his best to help us hear it as it arrives.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A brief though well-considered guide to a wide range of the many schools of thought regarding contentment, joy and happiness.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Frédéric Lenoir takes us through a philosophical journey that provokes thinking and encourages acting.  Reading \u003ci\u003eHappiness\u003c\/i\u003e can make your life's journey a happier one.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eTal Ben-Shahar, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHappier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Frédéric Lenoir's \u003ci\u003eHappiness\u003c\/i\u003e is a skillful, entertaining blend of philosophy and science that seeks to answer a question that thinkers have been posing for centuries: what does it mean to be happy? Happiness is a tough subject to tackle well. Frédéric Lenoir creates a journey that is as beautiful as it is thought-provoking.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMaria Konnikova, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMastermind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFRÉDÉRIC LENOIR \u003c\/b\u003eis  a  philosopher, sociologist, and religious historian, and the author of   numerous essays, books, and novels translated into   over twenty languages. He is a professor at L’École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, one of France’s elite   universities, and is the editor of \u003ci\u003eLe Monde des religions\u003c\/i\u003e, a bimonthly magazine that is part of France’s leading newspaper, \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the producer and host of the weekly program about religion and philosophy on France Culture radio.  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eANDREW BROWN\u003c\/b\u003e’\u003c\/b\u003es most recent translations include works by Proust, Zola, Flaubert, Stendhal, Rabelais, and Baudelaire.","brand":"Melville House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303389548773,"sku":"NP9781612194394","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781612194394.jpg?v=1730754123","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/happinessisbn-9781612194394","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}