Jorge Borges, Yasmina Reza: The Books Briefing
The Atlantic The Books Briefing: How to be Happy Everyone says they want to be happy. But do we mean the same thing? Your weekly guide to the best in books. Adam Maida/The Atlantic The debate over what happiness is, and how to achieve it, goes back thousands of years: As Atlantic contributing writer, points out, the Greek philosopher Epicurus believed that happiness involved freedom from mental disturbance and the absence of physical pain. In the Stoic school of thought, happiness could be found only in a virtuous life. Contemporary research tends to point to external factors that influence o...
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