Eastern Conceptualizations of Happiness: Fundamental Differences with Western Views

Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 475 - 493
Published: Apr 1, 2014
Abstract
The purpose of this review is to compare and contrast western and eastern conceptualizations of happiness and optimal functioning. Towards this end, accounts of happiness and optimal functioning provided in western philosophy and scientific psychology are compared with those in some eastern schools of thought (namely, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Sufism). Six fundamental differences in western and eastern conceptualizations of...
Paper Details
Title
Eastern Conceptualizations of Happiness: Fundamental Differences with Western Views
Published Date
Apr 1, 2014
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
475 - 493
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