Description
| Product ID: | 9783030648688 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CH |
| Title: | Happiness Studies |
| Subtitle: | An Introduction |
| Authors: | Author: Tal Ben-Shahar |
| Page Count: | 118 |
| Subjects: | Social and political philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought |
| Description: | Part I Introducing Happiness Studies 1 Why Happiness Studies? 2 Happiness as Wholebeing 3 The SPIRE of Happiness 4 The Twelve Principles of Happiness 5 Enter the MatrixPart II Applying Happiness Studies 6 In the Workplace 7 In Schools 8 In Society 9 Toward a Happiness Revolution In this book, Tal Ben-Shahar introduces a new interdisciplinary field of study that is dedicated to exploring happiness. The study of happiness ought not be left to psychologists alone. Philosophers, theologians, biologists, economists, and scholars from other disciplines have explored ways of attaining happiness, and to do justice to this important pursuit, we ought to listen to their words and experiment with their prescriptions. Not only does the field of happiness studies embrace different disciplines, it also approaches happiness as a multifaceted and multidimensional variable that includes five parts which form the acronym SPIRE:Spiritual wellbeingPhysical wellbeingIntellectual wellbeingRelational wellbeingEmotional wellbeingThis book addresses each of these elements of happiness, explains them, and addresses practical ways for their cultivation. |
| Imprint Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Publisher Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-07-05 |
