Voltaire - the last happy writer
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
| Author: | Paul Kent | ISBN: | 9781908807229 |
| Publisher: | Creative Content Ltd | Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Paul Kent |
| ISBN: | 9781908807229 |
| Publisher: | Creative Content Ltd |
| Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
This book is about four things: Voltaire, happiness, writing and us. In this book, Paul Kent sets off in search of happiness, with Voltaire as his guide: en route, he discusses some massively awkward questions, including: What exactly is happiness? Can we achieve it? Can any one era or society be said to be ‘happier’ than another? What makes for a happy writer? Was Voltaire happy? And what can we learn from his own pursuit of happiness which he chronicled exhaustively? This book is no dry exercise in theory: all human life is here, illuminated by the bonnes pensées of the mighty Voltaire - the original self-help guru.
This book is about four things: Voltaire, happiness, writing and us. In this book, Paul Kent sets off in search of happiness, with Voltaire as his guide: en route, he discusses some massively awkward questions, including: What exactly is happiness? Can we achieve it? Can any one era or society be said to be ‘happier’ than another? What makes for a happy writer? Was Voltaire happy? And what can we learn from his own pursuit of happiness which he chronicled exhaustively? This book is no dry exercise in theory: all human life is here, illuminated by the bonnes pensées of the mighty Voltaire - the original self-help guru.
