{"product_id":"wellbeing-the-art-of-living","title":"Wellbeing (The Art of Living)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe politics of wellbeing and the new science of happiness have shot up the agenda since Martin Seligman coined the phrase \"positive psychology\". After all  who does not want to live the good life? So ten years on  why is it that much of this otherwise welcome debate sounds like as much apple-pie - \"work less\"  \"earn enough\"  \"keep fit\"  \"find meaning\"  \"enjoy freedoms\"? The reason is not  ultimately  cynicism. Rather  it is because a central  tricky question is being glossed over: just what is wellbeing? Mark Vernon argues that positive psychology has overlooked and sidelined the ancient wisdom on wellbeing  notably from the Greek philosophers. Now is the time to pay it proper attention.Vernon shows  surprisingly  that wellbeing is not found in a focus on pleasure  or even the pursuit of happiness itself. Rather  it is a question of meaning and responding to the great challenge of our day: the search for transcendence. For at root  the life that is going well cultivates a way of life based upon love: it is that which draws you out of yourself - in friends  hopes and ultimately the contemplation of mystery - and orientates a life towards that which is good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44965418500149,"sku":"ByrdShop_1844651533","price":22.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781844651535.jpg?v=1770496104","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/wellbeing-the-art-of-living","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}