The anthropologist Daniel Brinton argues that seeking happiness is neither low nor selfish but a duty, and then asks how much of it depends on nature and fate, how much on ourselves, and how much on other people. He weighs pleasure against happiness, the joys of the emotions and the intellect, and ends with the consolations of affliction.
A thoughtful Victorian American handbook on the good life, for readers who enjoy Montaigne-style reflection. Download the free EPUB.