The Psychology of Happiness A Good Human Life [Hardcover]

The Psychology of Happiness brings together a wide array of psychological theory and research supporting Aristotle's fulfilment view of happiness.The Psychology of Happiness is the first book to bring together psychological, philosophical, and physiological theory and research in support of the major ideas of Aristotle's concept of happiness  eudaimonia, the fulfillment of one's potential, and virtue, the moderation of desire and emotion by reason.The Psychology of Happiness is the first book to bring together psychological, philosophical, and physiological theory and research in support of the major ideas of Aristotle's concept of happiness  eudaimonia, the fulfillment of one's potential, and virtue, the moderation of desire and emotion by reason.When Thomas Jefferson placed the pursuit of happiness along with life and liberty in The Declaration of Independence he was most likely referring to Aristotle's concept of happiness, or eudaimonia. Eudaimonia is not about good feelings but rather the fulfillment of human potentials. Fulfillment is made possible by virtue; the moderation of desire and emotion by reason. The Psychology of Happiness is the first book to bring together psychological, philosophical, and physiological theory and research in support of Aristotles view. It examines the similarity between Aristotles concept of virtue and modern cognitive theories of emotion. It discusses the discovery of human potentials, the development of virtue and its neurological basis, the mistaken idea that fulfillment is selfish, and several other issues related to the pursuit of a good human life.1. What is happiness; 2. Happiness as fulfillment; 3. Aristotle's ethics; 4. Actualization: psychological views; 5. Knowing thyself; 6. The things we need to be happy: the relativity of goods and the golden mean; 7. Introduction to virtue; 8. Some of the more important virtues; 9. Virtue and emotion; 10. Early psychological views of virtue and emotion; 11. Virtue and emotionl.