Emily Esfahani Smith writes about culture, psychology, and relationships. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The Atlantic, and elsewhere. She is also a columnist for The New Criterion and an editor at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, where she manages the Ben Franklin Circles project, a collaboration with the 92nd Street Y and Citizen University to build community and purpose across the country. She studied philosophy at Dartmouth College and has a master’s in positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She lives with her husband in Washington, DC.
发表于2024-12-26
The Power of Meaning 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
Blinkist扫过。四大人生意义的支柱: Belonging-individualism highly contradicts our natural needs to connect with others; Purpose-have a true goal through self reflection & helping others; Storytelling (narrative identity) - through which create coherence ...
评分Blinkist扫过。四大人生意义的支柱: Belonging-individualism highly contradicts our natural needs to connect with others; Purpose-have a true goal through self reflection & helping others; Storytelling (narrative identity) - through which create coherence ...
评分Blinkist扫过。四大人生意义的支柱: Belonging-individualism highly contradicts our natural needs to connect with others; Purpose-have a true goal through self reflection & helping others; Storytelling (narrative identity) - through which create coherence ...
评分Blinkist扫过。四大人生意义的支柱: Belonging-individualism highly contradicts our natural needs to connect with others; Purpose-have a true goal through self reflection & helping others; Storytelling (narrative identity) - through which create coherence ...
评分Blinkist扫过。四大人生意义的支柱: Belonging-individualism highly contradicts our natural needs to connect with others; Purpose-have a true goal through self reflection & helping others; Storytelling (narrative identity) - through which create coherence ...
图书标签: 心理学 社会学 人生的意义 life 道德哲学 哲理 抑郁症 图书馆
In a culture obsessed with happiness, this wise, stirring book points the way toward a richer, more satisfying life.
Too many of us believe that the search for meaning is an esoteric pursuit—that you have to travel to a distant monastery or page through dusty volumes to discover life’s secrets. The truth is, there are untapped sources of meaning all around us—right here, right now.
To explore how we can craft lives of meaning, Emily Esfahani Smith synthesizes a kaleidoscopic array of sources—from psychologists, sociologists, philosophers, and neuroscientists to figures in literature and history such as George Eliot, Viktor Frankl, Aristotle, and the Buddha. Drawing on this research, Smith shows us how cultivating connections to others, identifying and working toward a purpose, telling stories about our place in the world, and seeking out mystery can immeasurably deepen our lives.
To bring what she calls the four pillars of meaning to life, Smith visits a tight-knit fishing village in the Chesapeake Bay, stargazes in West Texas, attends a dinner where young people gather to share their experiences of profound loss, and more. She also introduces us to compelling seekers of meaning—from the drug kingpin who finds his purpose in helping people get fit to the artist who draws on her Hindu upbringing to create arresting photographs. And she explores how we might begin to build a culture that leaves space for introspection and awe, cultivates a sense of community, and imbues our lives with meaning.
Inspiring and story-driven, The Power of Meaning will strike a profound chord in anyone seeking a life that matters.
浅显易读的小书,大学课程论文既视感,条理清晰,“总起 - 分述 - 总结”的结构,每部分也是先用一个故事引出观点,再详细举例,再得出结论。非常喜欢第一章 “The Meaning Crisis”,提纲挈领的指出这个消费主义的社会里人生意义缺失的问题,回顾了历史上的哲学家对人生意义的探讨,提出人生意义的四大来源:与他人的关系(归属感),对社会的价值,对自身的理解,在宇宙的位置。第2-5章分述介绍了很多有趣的心理学实验,以及个人和社会团体的事例。不足之处是语言略繁琐,深度不太够。
评分not bad, pursuing meaning instead of happiness...e.g., relationships to others/contributing to society/making sense of experiences/to something bigger
评分Belonging/Purpose/Transcendence/Story-Telling
评分not bad, pursuing meaning instead of happiness...e.g., relationships to others/contributing to society/making sense of experiences/to something bigger
评分之前偶然听了一个 TED 分享,关注到了 Emily Esfahani Smith,由于自己对于「幸福」没有那么多的困惑,所以没有怎么在意,今天和友人聊天的时候碰巧遇到了这个话题,就随缘翻了一下这本书,Emily 介绍的关于幸福需要「belonging, purpose, storytelling, and transcendence」,对我而言,真心是一种非常有说服力的「幸福哲学」
The Power of Meaning 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书