The wild longing of the human heart the search for happiness and something more / William Cooney.
| Author/creator | Cooney, William |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lantham, Maryland : Hamilton Books, [2016] |
| Description | ix, 95 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface. 1 The wild longing of the human heart: the search for happiness : The end we all seek -- A brief history of happiness -- Happiness and the brain -- Happiness and positive psychology. 2 The wild longing of the human heart: the search for something more than happiness : Is happiness the end we seek? -- Socrates and the examined life -- The search for truth, beauty, and goodness -- The wild longing of the human heart -- Conclusion. Bibliography -- Index -- About the author. |
| Abstract | Part one examines the brief history of happiness which has not always meant exactly the same thing to all cultures and individuals, and then moves on to summarize the latest information from the areas of brain science as well as the field of positive psychology. Part two proposes that it is not happiness (in the psycho-physiological sense of something like tranquility) which is the true goal of human living. Rather, the true goal of the "wild longing" is a meaningful life, guided by the search for truth, beauty, and goodness. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-90) and index (pages 91-93). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015953038 |
| ISBN | 0761866957 |
| ISBN | 9780761866954 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |