In this brilliant and provocative book, Segal proposes that the power of true happiness can only be discovered collectively. She also shows how the gaps in care that come from the diminishing role of the welfare state must be replaced by alternative ways of living together and looking after one another. Examining her own experience in the women’s movement, Segal looks at the relationship between love and sex, and the scope for utopian thinking as a means to a better future. But regarding happiness in general, Id like to sprinkle a few nuggets. For anyone familiar with Lynne Segal, shes quite the wordsmith. As for Radical Happiness, it sounds like a must-read. She argues that instead of obsessing about our own well-being we should seek fulfilment in the lives of others. First, before commenting on Lynne Segals new book, Id like to note the excellent job Emma Rees did in her overview. But at what cost In an age of increasing in. Segal believes we have lost the art of “radical happiness”-the liberation that comes with transformative, collective joy. Radical happiness : moments of collective joy / What is the true meaning of happiness Lynne Segal explores the radical potential of being together Why are we so obsessed by the pursuit of happiness With new ways to measure contentment we are told that we have a right to individual joy. While research and technology find new ways to measure contentment and popular culture encourages us to think of happiness as a human right, misery is abundant. In an era of increasing individualism, we have never been more isolated and dispirited. A passionate call to rediscover the political and emotional joy that emerges when we share our lives
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