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The Pursuit of Happiness and the Traditions of Wisdom [electronic resource] / by Vincenzo Giorgino.

By: Giorgino, Vincenzo.
Material type: TextTextSeries: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2014Description: 1 online resource (XVI, 74 p. 2 ill.).ISBN: 9783319047447.Subject(s): Social sciences | Medical research | Economics | Management science | Quality of life | Positive psychologyOnline resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Preface; Marina Nuciari.- Introduction; Vincenzo M.B. Giorgino -- Chapter 1. Classic Beliefs about Ways to Happiness. How Do They Apply Today?; Ruut Veenhoven -- Chapter 2. More Methodological Problems in Measuring Happiness, Life Satisfaction and Well-Being: Some First Empirical Results; Anna Maffioletti, Agata Maida and Francesco Scacciati -- Chapter 3. Happiness-Freedom. Who Suffers? From Dukkha to Samadhi; Serge Kolm.- Chapter 4. Dharma and Economics; Roberto Burlando -- Chapter 5. Happiness is an Art of Living. Towards a Contemplative Perspective on Economy as Relational Work; Vincenzo M.B. Giorgino -- Author biographies.
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Preface; Marina Nuciari.- Introduction; Vincenzo M.B. Giorgino -- Chapter 1. Classic Beliefs about Ways to Happiness. How Do They Apply Today?; Ruut Veenhoven -- Chapter 2. More Methodological Problems in Measuring Happiness, Life Satisfaction and Well-Being: Some First Empirical Results; Anna Maffioletti, Agata Maida and Francesco Scacciati -- Chapter 3. Happiness-Freedom. Who Suffers? From Dukkha to Samadhi; Serge Kolm.- Chapter 4. Dharma and Economics; Roberto Burlando -- Chapter 5. Happiness is an Art of Living. Towards a Contemplative Perspective on Economy as Relational Work; Vincenzo M.B. Giorgino -- Author biographies.