false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171356191m/96884.jpg 96884 8 In his widely praised book, award-winning psychologist Jonathan Haidt examines the world's philosophical wisdom through the lens of psychological science, showing how a deeper understanding of enduring maxims-like Do unto others as you would have others do unto you, or What doesn't kill you makes you stronger-can enrich and even transform our lives. 3587 2005 The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom total:393|5:168|4:148|3:63|2:12|1:2| 393 1647 761 103 4 4 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 15:22:40 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 12:04:21 -0700 2009
But it's still a book I think I can recommend: it has plenty of inte...more...]]> 5 4 false false Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 22:04:43 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 13:29:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 18:34:12 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 18:50:53 -0700 2009
He is, ultimately, quite successful.

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...check out the author's lecture to the New Yorker Symposium
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asian parents: idealism

"it is impossible to live the pleasant life w/o also living sensibly, nobly and justly, and it is impossible to live sensibly, nobly and justly w/o living pleasantly." - Epicurus
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Now I realize this is just IMHO, but this book is quite possibly the BEST book on happiness I have ever read. It's not just the "I'm Okay, You're Okay," or 'don't have the luxury of a negative thought' mentality. Neither of those approaches have ever worke...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 05:29:27 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 23:13:35 -0700 2008
Imminently readable, full of wisdom both ancient and modern, and unbelievably edifying, this book deserves the highest of praises. Haidt manages to merge philosophy, psychology, sociology, and religious studies to present an irresistibly fascinating work of - for lack of a b...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 04 04:56:59 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 04:57:09 -0700 2008
Jonathan Haidt is a Professor of Psychol...more...]]> 3 1 false true Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 22:10:45 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 00:02:57 -0700 2008
The basic idea is that the mind is divided between the conscious and the unconscious. The central metaphor is that the conscious mind is a rider on an elephant. He can tell the elephant where to go but if it doesn't want to then it won't. You're w...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 23 05:40:35 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 06:55:17 -0700 2008
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Haidt explains the newest theories of affect theory, includin...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 09:16:46 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 10:01:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=96884