Wellbeing

Description

Argues that positive psychology has overlooked and sidelined the ancient wisdom on wellbeing, notably from the Greek philosophers. This work shows that wellbeing is not found in a focus on pleasure, or even the pursuit of happiness itself. Rather, it is a question of meaning and responding to the great challenge: the search for transcendence.

Author description

Mark Vernon is a freelance writer and journalist. He is an Honorary Research Fellow of Birkbeck College, London.

Table of contents

Introduction: happy yet? 1. Pleasure and pain 2. The meaning dimension 3. Turning to the transcendent 4. Discerning the mystery 5. The power of love Further reading References Index

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781844651535
• Publisher : Acumen Publishing Ltd
• Imprint : Acumen Publishing Ltd
• Publication date : August 2008
• Dimensions : 216mm X 138mm X 11mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Pages : 160
• Dewey classification : 128.37
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Mark Vernon