books.google.ie - DIVThe Promise of Happiness is a provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy. It asks what follows when we make our desires and even our own happiness conditional on the happiness of others: “I just want you to be happy”; “I’m happy if you’re happy.” Combining philosophy and...http://books.google.ie/books/about/The_Promise_of_Happiness.html?id=uOAPdbhSpksC&q=optimism&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Promise of Happiness
