東華大學圖書館 |

Language: English

Help

回圖書館首頁

手機版館藏查詢

Back

Switch To: Labeled | MARC Mode | ISBD

The sweet spot : = the pleasures of ...

Bloom, Paul, (1963-)

Linked to FindBook

Google Book

Amazon

博客來

The sweet spot : = the pleasures of suffering and the search for meaning /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The sweet spot :/ Paul Bloom.
Reminder of title:	the pleasures of suffering and the search for meaning /
Author:	Bloom, Paul,
Published:	New York, NY :Ecco, : c2021.,
Description:	xxvii, 272 p. ;22 cm.
[NT 15003449]:	Preface: the good life -- Suffer -- Benign masochism -- An unaccountable pleasure -- Struggle -- Meaning -- Sacrifice -- Sweet poison.
Subject:	Suffering - Psychological aspects. -
ISBN:	9780062910561

The sweet spot : = the pleasures of suffering and the search for meaning /
Bloom, Paul,1963-

The sweet spot :the pleasures of suffering and the search for meaning /Paul Bloom. - 1st ed. - New York, NY :Ecco,c2021. - xxvii, 272 p. ;22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: the good life -- Suffer -- Benign masochism -- An unaccountable pleasure -- Struggle -- Meaning -- Sacrifice -- Sweet poison.

Why do we so often seek out physical pain and emotional turmoil? We go to movies that make us cry, or scream, or gag. We poke at sores, eat spicy foods, immerse ourselves in hot baths, run marathons. Some of us even seek out pain and humiliation in sexual role-play. Where do these seemingly perverse appetites come from? Drawing on groundbreaking findings from psychology and brain science, The Sweet Spot shows how the right kind of suffering sets the stage for enhanced pleasure. Pain can distract us from our anxieties and help us transcend the self. Choosing to suffer can serve social goals; it can display how tough we are or, conversely, can function as a cry for help. Feelings of fear and sadness are part of the pleasure of immersing ourselves in play and fantasy and can provide certain moral satisfactions. And effort, struggle, and difficulty can, in the right contexts, lead to the joys of mastery and flow. But suffering plays a deeper role as well. We are not natural hedonists--a good life involves more than pleasure. People seek lives of meaning and significance; we aspire to rich relationships and satisfying pursuits, and this requires some amount of struggle, anxiety, and loss. Brilliantly argued, witty, and humane, Paul Bloom shows how a life without chosen suffering would be empty--and worse than that, boring.

ISBN: 9780062910561US27.99

LCCN: 2022300617Subjects--Topical Terms:

3619960
Suffering
--Psychological aspects.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

3579470
Self-help publications.

LC Class. No.: BF789.S8 / B59 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 152.42

The sweet spot : = the pleasures of suffering and the search for meaning /
LDR:02177cam a2200241 a 4500 001 2295136
003 OCoLC
005 20230420015324.0
008 230316s2021 nyu e b 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2022300617
020 $a 9780062910561 $q (hbk.) : $c US27.99
020 $a 0062910566 $q (hbk.)
035 $a (OCoLC)1236192633
040 $a YDX $b eng $e aacr2 $c DLC $d WIT
042 $a lccopycat
050 0 0 $a BF789.S8 $b B59 2021
082 0 4 $a 152.42 $2 23
100 1 $a Bloom, Paul, $d 1963- $3 761933
245 1 4 $a The sweet spot : $b the pleasures of suffering and the search for meaning / $c Paul Bloom.
250 $a 1st ed.
260 # $a New York, NY : $b Ecco, $c c2021.
300 $a xxvii, 272 p. ; $c 22 cm.
504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 # $a Preface: the good life -- Suffer -- Benign masochism -- An unaccountable pleasure -- Struggle -- Meaning -- Sacrifice -- Sweet poison.
520 # $a Why do we so often seek out physical pain and emotional turmoil? We go to movies that make us cry, or scream, or gag. We poke at sores, eat spicy foods, immerse ourselves in hot baths, run marathons. Some of us even seek out pain and humiliation in sexual role-play. Where do these seemingly perverse appetites come from? Drawing on groundbreaking findings from psychology and brain science, The Sweet Spot shows how the right kind of suffering sets the stage for enhanced pleasure. Pain can distract us from our anxieties and help us transcend the self. Choosing to suffer can serve social goals; it can display how tough we are or, conversely, can function as a cry for help. Feelings of fear and sadness are part of the pleasure of immersing ourselves in play and fantasy and can provide certain moral satisfactions. And effort, struggle, and difficulty can, in the right contexts, lead to the joys of mastery and flow. But suffering plays a deeper role as well. We are not natural hedonists--a good life involves more than pleasure. People seek lives of meaning and significance; we aspire to rich relationships and satisfying pursuits, and this requires some amount of struggle, anxiety, and loss. Brilliantly argued, witty, and humane, Paul Bloom shows how a life without chosen suffering would be empty--and worse than that, boring.
650 # 0 $a Suffering $x Psychological aspects. $3 3619960
650 # 0 $a Pain $x Psychological aspects. $3 533715
650 # 0 $a Social psychology. $3 520219
650 # 0 $a Pleasure. $3 590239
650 # 2 $a Psychology, Social. $3 529430
655 # 7 $a Self-help publications. $2 lcgft $3 3579470