{"title":"Owen Flanagan","description":"\u003cp\u003eOwen Flanagan is a distinguished scholar whose works delve into the intricate realms of philosophy and psychology, offering profound insights into human emotions and the quest for happiness. With a talent for making complex ideas accessible, Flanagan's writings invite readers to ponder life’s big questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAgainst Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e, Flanagan critically examines society's relentless pursuit of happiness, inviting readers to reconsider what it means to lead a fulfilled life. He challenges conventional wisdom, urging a more nuanced understanding of our emotional landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Do Things with Emotions\u003c\/em\u003e further explores the dynamic interplay between emotions and actions. This book opens a dialogue on how emotions can shape our experiences and decisions, providing valuable strategies for harnessing emotional intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a student of philosophy and psychology or simply curious about the human mind, Owen Flanagan’s books are an enlightening addition to your reading list, offering thought-provoking perspectives on everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"against-happiness-by-joseph-e-ledoux-9780231209496","title":"Against Happiness","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003ehappiness agenda\u003c\/em\u003e is a worldwide movement that claims happiness is the highest good, happiness can be measured, and public policy should promote happiness. \u003cem\u003eAgainst Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e is a thorough and powerful critique of this programme, revealing the flaws of its concept of happiness and advocating a renewed focus on equality and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by an interdisciplinary team of authors, this book provides both theoretical and empirical analysis of the limitations of the happiness agenda. The authors emphasise that this movement draws on a parochial, Western-centric philosophical basis and demographic sample. They show that happiness, defined as subjective satisfaction or a surplus of positive emotions, bears little resemblance to the richer and more nuanced concepts of the good life found in many world traditions. Cross-cultural philosophy, comparative theology, and social and cultural psychology all teach that cultures and subcultures vary in how much value they place on life satisfaction or feeling happy. Furthermore, the ideas promoted by the happiness agenda can compete with rights, justice, sustainability, and equality—and even conceal racial and gender injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAgainst Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e argues that a better way forward requires integration of cross-cultural philosophical, ethical, and political thought with critical social science. Ultimately, the authors contend, happiness should be a secondary goal—worth pursuing only if it is contingent on the demands of justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000520163564,"sku":"9780231209496","price":125.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8151663482270.jpg?v=1763280377"},{"product_id":"how-to-do-things-with-emotions-by-owen-flanagan-9780691220994","title":"How to Do Things with Emotions","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn expansive look at how culture shapes our emotions – and how we can benefit, as individuals and a society, from less anger and more shame.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe world today is full of anger. Everywhere we look, we see values clashing and tempers rising, in ways that seem frenzied, aimless, and cruel. At the same time, we witness political leaders and others who lack any sense of shame, even as they display carelessness with the truth and the common good. In \u003ci\u003eHow to Do Things with Emotions\u003c\/i\u003e, Owen Flanagan explains that emotions are things we do, and he reminds us that those like anger and shame involve cultural norms and scripts. The ways we do these emotions offer no guarantee of emotionally or ethically balanced lives – but still we can control and change how such emotions are done. Flanagan makes a passionate case for tuning down anger and tuning up shame, and he observes how cultures around the world can show us how to perform these emotions better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough comparative insights from anthropology, psychology, and cross-cultural philosophy, Flanagan reveals an incredible range in the expression of anger and shame across societies. He establishes that certain types of anger – such as those that lead to revenge or passing hurt on to others – are more destructive than we imagine. Certain forms of shame, on the other hand, can protect positive values, including courage, kindness, and honesty. Flanagan proposes that we should embrace shame as a uniquely socialising emotion, one that can promote moral progress where undisciplined anger cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Do Things with Emotions\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the plasticity of our emotional responses – and our freedom to recalibrate them in the pursuit of more fulfilling lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Do Things with Emotions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a welcome corrective to Anglophone philosophy's tendency to frame Western presumptions as universal. And it presents an appealingly sensible moral program.' - Becca Rothfeld, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Illuminating and engaging' - Sara Protasi, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000639766764,"sku":"9780691220994","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/f55444e1765d8386aca933c48620cf60.jpg?v=1773004898"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/owen-flanagan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}