Most books on happiness are concerned with answering, in their
diverse ways, a basic question: how should I live? Such books
assume, however, that the path to happiness lies entirely within
one’s control. Happiness is simply a matter of doing certain
things and refraining from doing certain other things. This book,
however, takes a different view. It is that happiness is not always
within our control but, instead, prey to the attitudes and actions
of others. Following Jean-Paul Sartre’s aphorism, “hell is
other people”, the broad theme of this book is that
“unhappiness is other people”. In the language of economics,
“other” people, through their attitudes and actions, create
externalities – often negative - which serve to make “us”
unhappy. The instruments for creating such externalities are
intolerance and feelings of envy/superiority. This book expands on
this theme in respect of three areas: religion, money, and
prejudice. It is fair to say the existing (un)happiness literature,
particularly in economics, does not take many of these
externalities into account. Instead, the focus is, firstly, on
identifying the factors, internal to oneself, that contribute to
personal happiness and, secondly, on measuring the relative
strength of their contribution. By contrast, an analysis of the
externalities that people impose upon others lies at the heart of
this book. Economics, Religion and Happiness will primarily appeal
to students, academics and researchers across economics,
psychology, philosophy, and sociology, and will also find an
audience among those interested in exploring issues related to
happiness in greater depth.
General
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Studies in Development Economics |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Firstpublished: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Vani Kant Borooah
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
184 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-237135-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-03-237135-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781032371351 |
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