How Long to Read Against Happiness

How Long Does it Take to Read Against Happiness?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 43 minutes to read Against Happiness by Owen Flanagan

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The “happiness agenda” is a worldwide movement that claims that happiness is the highest good, happiness can be measured, and public policy should promote happiness. Against Happiness is a thorough and powerful critique of this program, revealing the flaws of its concept of happiness and advocating a renewed focus on equality and justice. Written by an interdisciplinary team of authors, this book provides both theoretical and empirical analysis of the limitations of the happiness agenda. The authors emphasize that this movement draws on a parochial, Western-centric philosophical basis and demographic sample. They show that happiness defined as subjective satisfaction or a surplus of positive emotions bears little resemblance to the richer and more nuanced concepts of the good life found in many world traditions. Cross-cultural philosophy, comparative theology, and social and cultural psychology all teach that cultures and subcultures vary in how much value they place on life satisfaction or feeling happy. Furthermore, the ideas promoted by the happiness agenda can compete with rights, justice, sustainability, and equality—and even conceal racial and gender injustice. Against Happiness argues that a better way forward requires integration of cross-cultural philosophical, ethical, and political thought with critical social science. Ultimately, the authors contend, happiness should be a secondary goal—worth pursuing only if it is contingent on the demands of justice.

How long is Against Happiness?

Against Happiness by Owen Flanagan is 158 pages long, and a total of 40,764 words.

This makes it 53% the length of the average book. It also has 50% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Against Happiness Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 42 minutes to read Against Happiness aloud.

What Reading Level is Against Happiness?

Against Happiness is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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