{"product_id":"happiness-by-alain-badiou-9781474275538","title":"Happiness","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘All philosophy is a metaphysics of happiness…or it’s not worth an hour of trouble’ claims Alain Badiou in this lively intervention into one of the most persistent themes in philosophy: what is happiness? And what do I need to do to be happy?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe desire to be happy is one of our most universal goals, and yet there don’t seem to be any easy answers or formulas for achieving happiness. The concept has become so commodified and corrupted that it is almost unrecognisable as something worth pursuing. In light of this, should we just give up the aspiration to be happy altogether?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlain Badiou thinks not. While eschewing futile procedures for magically becoming ‘happy’, Badiou passionately maintains that in order to be truly happy, we need philosophy. And, bolder still, that a life lived philosophically is the happiest life of all!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore these compelling ideas in \u003cem\u003eHappiness\u003c\/em\u003e by Alain Badiou.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000630657260,"sku":"9781474275538","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24892903482712.jpg?v=1763291561","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/happiness-by-alain-badiou-9781474275538","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}