“If we're to be happy at all, it has to be found outside of this notion of pleasure. We have to step beyond hedonia. But the problem is that we risk going too far.” My husband and I follow the ...

Emphasizing virtue as the foundation of true joy, Jeffrey Rosen — president and CEO of the National Constitution Center — ...

In our rapidly moving, highly connected contemporary world, discovering happiness can frequently seem like pursuing an ...

But the Stoics were very interested in the pursuit of things like happiness and success; they merely pursued them in different ways than most. With a few simple changes in perspective and behavior ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Oliver Burkeman, the author of "The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking," explains his view on modern self-help philosophy and the need ...

Every time the new year rolls around, I am fascinated anew by our species-wide obsession with personal happiness. As we change calendars the prophets of personal fulfilment emerge, like clockwork, to ...

Perhaps you need to invite Lady Philosophy into your own life ... life is meaningless and then you die—will aid much in your happiness. (You might think that posing as one, with a Gauloise ...