Against Happiness is a thorough and powerful critique of the â happiness agenda,â revealing the flaws of its concept of happiness and advocating a renewed focus on equality and justice.
Against Happiness is a thorough and powerful critique of the â happiness agenda,â revealing the flaws of its concept of happiness and advocating a renewed focus on equality and justice.
Owen Flanagan, Joseph E. LeDoux, Bobby Bingle, Daniel M. Haybron, Batja Mesquita, Michele Moody-Adams, Songyao Ren, Anna Sun, and Yolonda Y. Wilson. With responses from critics Jennifer A. Frey, Hazel Rose Markus, Jeffrey D. Sachs, and Jeanne L. Tsai.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Introduction Part I: Happiness Philosophy and Happiness Science 1. Introduction: The Happiness Agenda 2. Varieties of Theories and Measures of Well-Being and Happiness 3. How Should We Think About the Emotion of Happiness Scientifically? Lessons from the Science of Fear 4. Why Averaging Happiness Scores and Comparing Them Is a Terrible Idea Part II: Culture and Happiness 5. Positive and Negative Emotions: Culture, Content, and Context 6. Happiness and Well-Being as Cultural Projects: Immigration, Biculturalism, Cultural Belonging 7. Happiness and Well-Being in Contemporary China Part III: Race, Racism, Resignation 8. Happiness, Race, and Hermeneutical Justice: The Case of African American Mental Health 9. Interpreting Self-Reports of Well-Being Part IV: Conclusions 10. Recommendations for Policy Use of Happiness Metrics 11. Universal Rights, Sustainable Development, and Happiness: Two out of Three Ain't Bad Part V: Responses by Four Critics 12. On Ersatz Happiness, by Jennifer A. Frey 13. Why the Analysis and Assessment of Happiness Matters, by Hazel Rose Markus 14. Three out of Three Is Better, by Jeffrey D. Sachs 15. What the Gallup World Poll Could Do to Deepen Our Understanding of Happiness in Different Cultures, by Jeanne L. Tsai Notes References Index
Preface Introduction Part I: Happiness Philosophy and Happiness Science 1. Introduction: The Happiness Agenda 2. Varieties of Theories and Measures of Well-Being and Happiness 3. How Should We Think About the Emotion of Happiness Scientifically? Lessons from the Science of Fear 4. Why Averaging Happiness Scores and Comparing Them Is a Terrible Idea Part II: Culture and Happiness 5. Positive and Negative Emotions: Culture, Content, and Context 6. Happiness and Well-Being as Cultural Projects: Immigration, Biculturalism, Cultural Belonging 7. Happiness and Well-Being in Contemporary China Part III: Race, Racism, Resignation 8. Happiness, Race, and Hermeneutical Justice: The Case of African American Mental Health 9. Interpreting Self-Reports of Well-Being Part IV: Conclusions 10. Recommendations for Policy Use of Happiness Metrics 11. Universal Rights, Sustainable Development, and Happiness: Two out of Three Ain't Bad Part V: Responses by Four Critics 12. On Ersatz Happiness, by Jennifer A. Frey 13. Why the Analysis and Assessment of Happiness Matters, by Hazel Rose Markus 14. Three out of Three Is Better, by Jeffrey D. Sachs 15. What the Gallup World Poll Could Do to Deepen Our Understanding of Happiness in Different Cultures, by Jeanne L. Tsai Notes References Index
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