Perpetual Euphoria : On the Duty to Be Happy /

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Happiness today is not just a possibility or an option but a requirement and a duty. To fail to be happy is to fail utterly. Happiness has become a religion--one whose smiley-faced god looks down in rebuke upon everyone who hasn't yet attained the blessed state of perpetual euphoria. How has a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bruckner, Pascal
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Happiness > Social aspects.
Happiness.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY > Social.
Bonheur > Aspect social.
Bonheur > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Bonheur > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Happiness > History > 20th century.
Happiness > History > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Life as a dream and a lie
  • The golden age and after?
  • The disciplines of beatitude
  • The bittersweet saga of dullness
  • The extremists of routine
  • Real life is not absent
  • "The fat, prosperous elevation of the average, the mediocre"
  • What is happiness for some is kitsch for others
  • If money doesn't make you happy, give it back!
  • The crime of suffering
  • Impossible wisdom
  • Conclusion Madame Verdurin's croissant.

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