Project Gutenberg 2018-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 308 Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) 1837 1899 Brinton, D. G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton, Daniel Garrison 09033309 The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Studies and Strowings Produced by Julia Miller, Carol Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Studies and Strowings" by Daniel G. Brinton is a philosophical inquiry and treatise written in the late 19th century. The book seeks to explore the concept of happiness, examining its pursuit both as a personal endeavor and a societal need. Brinton engages with various philosophical traditions, including the thoughts of Aristotle and Plato, in articulating a vision of happiness that transcends mere pleasure and delves into self-consciousness and personal development. The opening of the book presents Brinton's core argument that the pursuit of happiness is not only natural but essential for human existence. He examines opposing viewpoints on whether the pursuit of happiness is a worthy aim or a form of selfishness, ultimately asserting that true happiness is intertwined with the understanding of self and pleasure. Brinton discusses the need for wisdom in guiding one's pursuit of happiness, emphasizing that it is a collective duty for individuals to cultivate their own happiness in order to contribute positively to society. He sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of the factors that contribute to happiness, establishing a framework for the discussions that will follow in later chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Happiness BJ Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics 515484 2025-06-22T16:11:44.331560 text/html 510611 2018-04-30T06:22:22 text/html 347998 2025-06-22T16:11:53.610551 application/epub+zip 345224 2025-06-22T16:11:45.852572 application/epub+zip 282174 2025-06-22T16:11:45.070597 application/epub+zip 478303 2025-06-22T16:11:59.069527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420635 2025-06-22T16:11:52.673587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362076 2022-08-25T16:24:18.892836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445338 2025-06-22T16:11:43.404564 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 445423 2018-04-30T06:22:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18954 2025-06-22T16:11:59.241489 application/rdf+xml 12763 2025-06-22T16:11:45.216583 image/jpeg 1891 2025-06-22T16:11:45.142571 image/jpeg 166748 2018-04-30T06:22:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 463504 2018-04-30T06:22:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 462533 2025-06-22T16:11:44.382625 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia