The Conquest of HappinessThe Conquest of Happinessis Bertrand Russell’s recipe for good living. First published in 1930, it pre-dates the current obsession with self-help by decades. Leading the reader step by step through the causes of unhappiness and the personal choices, compromises and sacrifices that (may) lead to the final, affirmative conclusion of ‘The Happy Man’, this is popular philosophy, or even self-help, as it should be written. |
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3 1 Byronic Unhappiness 12 2 Competition 26 3 Boredom and Excitement 35 4
Fatigue 44 5 Envy 54 6 The Sense ofSin 63 7 Persecution Mania 74 8 Fear of
Public Opinion 85 9 PART II Causes of Happiness 97 Is Happiness Still Possible
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3 1 Byronic Unhappiness 12 2 Competition 26 3 Boredom and Excitement 35 4
Fatigue 44 5 Envy 54 6 The Sense ofSin 63 7 Persecution Mania 74 8 Fear of
Public Opinion 85 9 PART II Causes of Happiness 97 Is Happiness Still Possible
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| Title | The Conquest of Happiness Routledge classics, ISSN 2690-9553 |
| Author | Bertrand Russell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0415378478, 9780415378475 |
| Length | 183 pages |
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