As well as explaining the origins of Buddhism, Stoicism, and psychotherapy, Way Beyond Happiness gives us contrasting perspectives, from a diverse team of writers, on some of the controversial issues that arise.
- Can therapy or religion overcome the "meaning crisis" of modern life?
- Would a perfectly wise person be immune to grief?
- What's the downside of optimism about future outcomes?
- Do Stoicism or Buddhism encourage a cold, unfeeling absence of emotion?
- Are psychedelic drugs effective aids to spiritual awareness?
- What are the vital disagreements between Buddhism and Stoicism?
In an age of furious digital agitation, vacuous hype, and angry controversies over rapidly changing ideological quarrels, two ancient philosophies of calm, reason, self-control, and moderation have each made spectacular comebacks.
Buddhism and Stoicism are everywhere in popular discussions of success and peace of mind, from sports to business, from workplace conflicts to relationship counseling--in bestselling books, viral podcasts, and booming wellness retreats.
Even more remarkable, the dominant fashion in psychotherapy, the cognitive-behavioral approach which has replaced discredited Freudian-style psychoanalysis, was created by pioneers like Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck, who from the get-go drew upon both Stoic and Buddhist sources. At the same time, there's now an enormous surge within academic philosophy, to rediscover philosophy's traditional function as a Guide to Life, rather than a mere fascination with intellectual puzzles, and here again, the most important sources lie in Buddhism and Stoicism.
Way Beyond Happiness: Buddhism, Stoicism, and Psychotherapy; Sandra Woien; Open Universe; Paperback; 280 pages; $29.95
Sandra Woien is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Arizona State University, specializing in ethics, well-being, and the intersection of philosophy and healthcare. Her work has appeared in various academic journals and publications, including The Conversation and BMC Medical Ethics.
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Toward Awakening
I First Steps
1.Two Ancient Paths to Inner Peace RAMAN SACHDEV
2.Big Thinkers Discovered Small Habits DOUGLAS R. CAMPBELL
3.From Ancient Porch to Modern Clinic MATTHEW SHARPE
II Illumination
4.The Courage to Be Free SANDRA WOIEN
5.Overlapping Paths to Wellness and Tranquility MIKE ABRAMS AND LIDIA DENGELEGI ABRAMS
6.The Sage and Reality MAXIMILIAN BIEZENSKI
III Lessons 7.The Greatest Affliction JENNIFER BAKER
8.Anger and Stoicism with a Psychoanalytic Twist LEONARD KAHN
9.What You Gain When You Give Up MARC CHAMPAGNE
10.Illuminating the Path CHRIS FISHER
IV Questions
11.Hermann Hesse's Stoic Vision RON DART
12.Pots, Pans, and Practice ASHLEY PRYOR
13.The Way Not Taken TRISTAN J. ROGERS
14.The Indifference of the Digital AMETHYST BIAS
V Inventory
15.Altered States, Awakened Minds JAMES W. DILLER AND DARA G. FRIEDMAN-WHEELER
16.Does a Stiff Upper Lip Help You Cope? ADRIAN FURNHAM
17.Students of Stoicism MITCH LEVENTHAL
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