{"product_id":"how-and-how-not-to-be-happy-9781684511075","title":"How and How Not to Be Happy","description":"\u003cb\u003eIt's Time to Start Asking the Right Questions About Happiness\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe West is facing a happiness crisis. Today, less than a quarter of American adults rate themselves as very happy--a record low. False views of happiness abound, and the explosion in \"happiness studies\" has done little to dispel them. Why is true happiness so elusive, and why is it so hard to define? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHow and How Not to Be Happy\u003c\/i\u003e, internationally renowned philosopher and happiness theorist, J. Budziszewski, draws on decades of study to dispel the myths and wishful thinking that blind people from uncovering lasting fulfillment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCould happiness lie in health, wealth, responsibility, or pleasure? Should we settle for imperfect happiness? What would it even mean to attain perfect fulfillment? Budziszewski separates the wheat from the chaff, exploring how to attain happiness--and just as importantly, how not to.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Budziszewski\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of government and philosophy at the University of Texas. He is the author of nineteen books including \u003ci\u003eWhat We Can't Not Know: A Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn the Meaning of Sex\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow and How Not to Be Happy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to Stay Christian in College\u003c\/i\u003e, and a series of line-by-line commentaries on pivotal sections of Thomas Aquinas's \u003ci\u003eSumma Theologiae\u003c\/i\u003e, including the \u003ci\u003eTreatise on Law\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Regnery Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51176305492242,"sku":"9781684511075","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3a357e82-310c-46fc-9726-43f87f772127.jpg?v=1744298665","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-and-how-not-to-be-happy-9781684511075","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}