Filozofska istraživanja, Vol. 29 No. 4, 2009.
Review article
Happiness as a Problem
Maja Profaca
; Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Some of the important occupations of contemporary western societies are questions concerning human happiness. A characteristic of this absorption is treating negative emotions as a mere disorder. By using an interdisciplinary approach this article tried to expose some of the main problems of contemporary views on happiness, socializing of emotions and possible limits of some prevalent theories.
Keywords
happiness; affective style; responsibility; biology; consumerist society; individualism; negative emotions; reduction of emotions
Hrčak ID:
48501
URI
Publication date:
8.2.2010.
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