Happiness, its pursuit and the right to happiness have been a constant source of fascination and attraction for thousands of years. In ancient time, happiness was considered a gift of Gods and now - after the Unanimous Declaration of 1776 - we consider it a right. Why did this change and what does it tell us about our society? This book offers a interpretation of the cultural history of happiness, and its evolution from divine gift to natural human entitlement. Central to the development of Christianity, ideas of happiness assumed a modern and secularizated form during the Age of Enlightenment. This book follows this great search through to the 19th century, showing how the modern quest for happiness continues to propose, paradoxically, ancient questions.
Il diritto alla felicita'. Storia di un'idea
TRAMPUS, Antonio
2008-01-01
Abstract
Happiness, its pursuit and the right to happiness have been a constant source of fascination and attraction for thousands of years. In ancient time, happiness was considered a gift of Gods and now - after the Unanimous Declaration of 1776 - we consider it a right. Why did this change and what does it tell us about our society? This book offers a interpretation of the cultural history of happiness, and its evolution from divine gift to natural human entitlement. Central to the development of Christianity, ideas of happiness assumed a modern and secularizated form during the Age of Enlightenment. This book follows this great search through to the 19th century, showing how the modern quest for happiness continues to propose, paradoxically, ancient questions.
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