![]() "By now it should no longer need remarking upon, but since the divide between the humanities and the sciences still runs so deep, Exploring Happiness is notable for the way it treats the humanities, the social sciences and the natural sciences as genuinely equal and complementary.Its pleasures include glimpses of the lives and views of such figures as the Stoic Seneca" - Priscilla Long, American Scholar (.) Exploring Happiness is an intellectual feast. She likes the idea of happiness but considers it against a backdrop of human suffering. Her strategy is to spell out dozens of divergent (Western) views and to take something from each. "Bok considers happiness not as an unquestioned good, but in light of morality.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author The complete review - philosophy / science ![]() ![]() ![]() Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. ![]()
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