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Theories of happiness : an anthology
\"Theories of Happiness: An Anthology introduces readers to many difficult philosophical questions surrounding the concept of happiness. With historical and contemporary readings in philosophy, psychology, and the social sciences, the anthology reflects a dialogue between ideas, providing for a rich conversation that brings out the key insights and strengths of several competing views. Each of the included readings is contextualized by the editors and situated to speak to the larger issues, including the value of happiness and its connection to well-being, the relationship of happiness to morality, whether happiness can be accurately and meaningfully measured, and whether there are universal standards for a happy life\"--Back cover.
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Afro-Nostalgia
The past as a building block of a more affirming and
hopeful future As early as the eighteenth century, white
Americans and Europeans believed that people of African descent
could not experience nostalgia. As a result, black lives have been
predominately narrated through historical scenes of slavery and
oppression. This phenomenon created a missing archive of romantic
historical memories.
Badia Ahad-Legardy mines literature, visual culture,
performance, and culinary arts to form an archive of black
historical joy for use by the African-descended. Her analysis
reveals how contemporary black artists find more than trauma and
subjugation within the historical past. Drawing on contemporary
African American culture and recent psychological studies,
Ahad-Legardy reveals nostalgia's capacity to produce positive
emotions. Afro-nostalgia emerges as an expression of black romantic
recollection that creates and inspires good feelings even within
our darkest moments.
Original and provocative, Afro-Nostalgia offers black
historical pleasure as a remedy to contend with the disillusionment
of the present and the traumas of the past.
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How to be content : an inspired guide to happiness
From ancient civilisations to the modern day, philosophers, writers, artists, religious leaders, and health practitioners - to name a few - have debated the questions: 'What is happiness?' and 'How can we achieve it?' In this book, we take a meandering journey through the rich philosophical landscape of contentment, by way of Norse mythology, Persian symbolism, Scandinavian lifestyle, Buddhist teachings, and Aristotle's theories. By exploring the many different facets of research and thinking on happiness, not only will we better understand this elusive concept, but we will also be armed with an array of practical ways to improve our personal well-being. In a world obsessed with happiness, How to be Content is a chance to take stock of this age-old question - we may just discover that we already have the answer!
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The Politics of Happiness
During the past forty years, thousands of studies have been carried out on the subject of happiness. Some have explored the levels of happiness or dissatisfaction associated with typical daily activities, such as working, seeing friends, or doing household chores. Others have tried to determine the extent to which income, family, religion, and other factors are associated with the satisfaction people feel about their lives. The Gallup organization has begun conducting global surveys of happiness, and several countries are considering publishing periodic reports on the growth or decline of happiness among their people. One nation, tiny Bhutan, has actually made \"Gross National Happiness\" the central aim of its domestic policy. How might happiness research affect government policy in the United States--and beyond? In The Politics of Happiness, former Harvard president Derek Bok examines how governments could use the rapidly growing research data on what makes people happy--in a variety of policy areas to increase well-being and improve the quality of life for all their citizens.
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Rosa's animals : the story of Rosa Conheur and her painting menagerie
\"Painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) led a highly nontraditional life, especially for a woman in the nineteenth century. She kept lions as pets, was awarded the Legion of Honor by Empress Eugâenia, and befriended 'Buffalo' Bill Cody. She became a painter at a time when women were often only reluctantly educated as artists\"--Amazon.com.
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The pursuit of happiness and the American regime
The Declaration of Independence claims that individuals need liberty to pursue happiness, but provides little guidance on the “what” of happiness. Happiness studies and liberal theory are incomplete guides. Happiness studies offer insights into what makes people happy but happiness policy risks becoming doctrinaire. Liberal theory is better on personal liberty, but weak on the “what” of happiness. My argument is that American novelists are surer guides on the pursuit of happiness. Treated as political thinkers, my book offers a close reading of four American novelists, Tom Wolfe, Walker Percy, Edith Wharton, and Nathaniel Hawthorne, and their critique of the pursuit of happiness. With a critical and friendly eye, they present the shortcomings of pursuing happiness in a liberal nation but also present alternatives and correctives possible in America. Our novelists point us toward each other in friendship as our greatest resource to guide us towards happiness.
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Sometimes we feel happy
\"One of the best feelings to experience is happiness. Young learners are introduced to various situations in life that can cause someone to be happy through age-appropriate and accessible main text. They learn how to embrace happiness and how to express it in healthy and inclusive ways that make others feel happy too. Short sentences and clear language translate this subject in an effective way. Eye-catching, full-color photographs and a useful glossary enhance this Social and Emotional Learning topic in a way that's sure to leave readers smiling\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Like Father, Like Daughter
This article restores an attribution for a sketchbook, now in the collection of the Getty Research Institute, shared by preeminent French woman artist of the nineteenth century Rosa Bonheur (1822–99) and her father and teacher, Raymond Bonheur (1796–1849). The sketchbook contains a range of entries in different media, including landscape studies by Raymond dating to the 1840s and drawings by Rosa from the early 1850s. Reidentified as a collaborative project spanning a period of two decades, the sketchbook offers a new material context for the artistic relationship between father and daughter as well as for the origins of Rosa’s great Salon successes The Horse Fair (1853–55) and Haymaking in the Auvergne (1855).
Journal Article
Evaluation of happiness levels and sleep quality of women practicing yoga
This study evaluated the happiness levels and sleep quality of women practicing yoga. Fifty-four women participated in a 4-week yoga program with 60-minute sessions three times weekly. Data were collected using a Socio-Demographic Form, the Happiness Scale (HS), and the Cumhuriyet Subjective Sleep Quality Scale (CSSQS) before and after the program. Mean HS scores increased significantly from 14.44±3.94 to 17.50±4.28 after yoga (p<0.05). Mean CSSQS scores decreased significantly from 25.07±7.90 to 16.66±9.75, indicating improved sleep quality (p<0.05). Differences were also significant across age, education, marital status, income, employment, and smoking status (p<0.05). These findings suggest that yoga is a promising intervention to improve happiness and sleep quality among women.
Cette étude visait à évaluer les niveaux de bonheur et la qualité du sommeil des femmes pratiquant le yoga. Cinquante-quatre femmes ont participé à un programme de yoga de 4 semaines comprenant des séances de 60 minutes, trois fois par semaine. Les données ont été recueillies à l'aide d'un formulaire sociodémographique, de l'Échelle de Bonheur (HS) et de l'Échelle Subjective de Qualité du Sommeil de Cumhuriyet (CSSQS), avant et après le programme. Le score moyen du HS a augmenté significativement de 14,44±3,94 à 17,50±4,28 après le yoga (p<0,05). Le score moyen du CSSQS a diminué significativement de 25,07±7,90 à 16,66±9,75, indiquant une amélioration de la qualité du sommeil (p<0,05). Des différences significatives ont également été observées selon l'âge, le niveau d'éducation, l'état civil, le revenu, l'emploi et le tabagisme (p<0,05). Ces résultats suggèrent que le yoga constitue une intervention prometteuse pour améliorer le bonheur et la qualité du sommeil des femmes
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