Department of History, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2016 Nov;1384(1):36-38. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13064. Epub 2016 May 10.
This article discusses some findings of the modern science of happiness in the context of historical understandings of happiness. Comparing teachings of the ancient wisdom traditions to those of modern positive psychology and social science, I argue that there is surprising correspondence between the two. The happy life, both ancients and modern agree, involves training and the development and mastery of particular character traits.
本文在探讨历史上对幸福的理解的背景下,讨论了现代幸福科学的一些发现。通过将古代智慧传统的教义与现代积极心理学和社会科学的教义进行比较,我认为两者之间存在惊人的一致性。古今中外的幸福生活都需要培养和发展特定的性格特质,并掌握这些特质。