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Simply to be happy is evidently no mean task. In his new book, Wilhelm Schmid contemplates what constitutes happiness, what philosophy can contribute to the question, and what we can and must ourselves do. He focuses on an intellectual stance that we need take toward life; the art of accepting not only the highs but also the lows in life and to recognize meaning and linkages with all our senses.
What is happiness? It is a question that does not leave us in peace. Could it not be that precisely the constant hunt for happiness makes us unhappy? For happiness is nothing more than a word. What is decisive is what it is used to describe, what meaning the word is given that refers not only to »happiness« in the singular. In his new book, as a philosopher of the art of life Wilhelm Schmid studies the plethora of meanings more closely and how happiness relates to chance, to feeling good, to a wealth of opportunities, to being unhappy. Schmid counters the prophets of happiness who offer smart advice on how to be happy wherever you are and whoever you are by saying that happiness merely stands in for the more important question of what the »meaning« of it all is. But if meaning is no longer available in its own guise then it becomes a bit of an effort finding meaning and justifying it.
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Wilhelm Schmid was born in 1953 and lives in Berlin. For many years, he taught philosophy at the University of Erfurt, was a visiting porfessor in Riga, Latvia, and Tbilisi, Georgia, and worked as a »philosophical counsellor« at a hospital near Zurich, Switzerland. He is a popular guest speaker and has been giving lectures in China and South Korea since 2010. He was awarded the Meckatzer Prize for Philosophy in 2012 and the Egnér Prize in 2013. His works have been translated into 25 languages, and his bestselling book Gelassenheit has sold over 600,000 copies.
Wilhelm Schmid was born in 1953 and lives in Berlin. For many years, he taught philosophy at the University of Erfurt, was a...
Joie de vivre is an art that can be learned. Talent is helpful, but practice is crucial. This also includes practising restraint. So that we can draw breath more easily for new upswings...
Korea (Fika Book), Turkey (Iletisim)
More and more, people are on the search for a place to call home in a world that seems uncertain and within a life that changes faster than it can be understood. More than ever even those who normally have a comfortable home find themselves faced with the lack thereof. Home becomes a fleeting commodity in an era in which people and things are becoming global.
People themselves...
We see, we hear, we smell, we taste. But what about the sense of touch? Yes, touch can be quite nice. It offers stimulation, encouragement, reassurance, connection with others. It strengthens the...
Turkey (Iletisim)
In his new book, Wilhelm Schmid builds on the reflections of his bestseller What We Gain As We Grow Older and leads the way to genuine self-acceptance: The basis for equanimity is...
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Giving gifts is not as easy as it looks. People often ask themselves: What shall I give to whom and why? A few thoughts on the subject guarantee that giving can make both parties happy. The...
Turkey (Iletisim)
Wilhelm Schmid, best-selling author of Happiness and What We Gain As We Grow Older, was given the opportunity to apply his ideas on founding a philosophical art of living over the course of ten years at a hospital near Zurich, where he discussed the following questions with the patients: What meaning do touches, habits, longings, beauty have? What is happiness? Does one’s own...
Wilhelm Schmid, best-selling author of Happiness and What We Gain As We Grow Older, shows how much life with children can contribute to a meaningful existence. Furthermore, he offers suggestions as to how the children’s resilience, their ability to be self-assertive, can be nurtured.
On the Joy of Being a Parent and Grandparent consists...
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