Happiness: history of an emotion
Katie Barclay explores how people have thought about happiness down the centuries – and how they have sought to attain it
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Show Notes
The word 'happiness' came into common usage in around the 17th century, but the concept has a much longer history. So how have people conceptualised happiness over time – and how have they sought to attain it? Historian Katie Barclay is one of the editors of The Routledge History of Happiness, and she joins Ellie Cawthorne to explore historical ideas about the most desirable of emotions.
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