The Conquest Of Happiness
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780041710021 (0041710029)
Publish date: 1931
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
20th Century,
Self Help,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Psychology,
Social Science
This book was not what I was expecting. I guess I was thinking that I was in for a grand overview on just what happiness is and the nature of the human existence in chasing it. And while parts were like that, many others were just Russell's opinions on how to "solve" the happiness problem. There w...
Let's just say lately I've been picking up books that are easy enough to read, but still carry a bit of substance. This would translate into easy philosophy, and though I know it's judged for it's lack of seriousness, I think some authors are still able to pull through. Russel Brandt was not a philo...