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The meaning of happiness : the quest for freedom of the spirit in modern psychology and the wisdom of the East /
Deep down, most people think that happiness comes from having or doing something. Here, in Alan Watts's groundbreaking second book (originally published in 1940), he offers a more challenging thesis: authentic happiness comes from embracing life as a whole in all its contradictions and paradoxe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Novato, California :
New World Library,
[2018]
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| Edición: | Third edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Deep down, most people think that happiness comes from having or doing something. Here, in Alan Watts's groundbreaking second book (originally published in 1940), he offers a more challenging thesis: authentic happiness comes from embracing life as a whole in all its contradictions and paradoxes, an attitude that Watts calls the "way of acceptance"; Drawing on Eastern philosophy, Western mysticism, and analytic psychology, Watts demonstrates that happiness comes from accepting both the outer world around us and the inner world inside us -- the unconscious mind, with its irrational desires, lurking beyond the awareness of the ego. Although written early in his career, The Meaning of Happiness displays the hallmarks of his mature style: the crystal-clear writing, the homespun analogies, the dry wit, and the breadth of knowledge that made Alan Watts one of the most influential philosophers of his generation. |
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| Notas: | Title from resource description page (viewed January 18, 2019). |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxi, 243 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781608685417 1608685411 |