Wild Longing of the Human Heart

This bookis divided into two parts, part one examines the brief history of happiness and summarizes the latest information from the areas of brain science as well as the field of positive psychology. Part two proposes that it is not happiness which is the true goal of human living.

William Cooney

Preface Part One: The Wild Longing of the Human Heart: The Search for Happiness Chapter One: The End We All Seek Chapter Two: A Brief History of Happiness Chapter Three: Happiness and the Brain Chapter Four: Happiness and Positive Psychology Part Two: The Wild Longing of the Human Heart: The Search for Something More Chapter Five: Is Happiness the End We Seek? Chapter Six: Socrates and the Examined Life Chapter Seven: The Search for Truth, Beauty and Goodness Chapter Eight: The Wild Longing of the Human Heart Chapter Nine: Conclusion Bibliography About the Author