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Living well in light of science
Author(s) -
McMahon Darrin M.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/nyas.13064
Subject(s) - happiness , character (mathematics) , context (archaeology) , psychological science , epistemology , psychology , social psychology , sociology , aesthetics , social science , philosophy , history , mathematics , geometry , archaeology
This article discusses some findings of the modern science of happiness in the context of historical understandings of happiness. Comparing teachings of the ancient wisdom traditions to those of modern positive psychology and social science, I argue that there is surprising correspondence between the two. The happy life, both ancients and modern agree, involves training and the development and mastery of particular character traits.