The pursuit of happiness is enshrined in the founding document of our nation as a fundamental and inalienable right. Yet nowhere is the method of this pursuit clearly defined. What, exactly, does it mean to be happy, and how can such happiness be sustained over the long-term? Can happiness be accurately gauged or measured? How does the paradoxical relationship between happiness and pleasure shape our quest to lead the good life? And what does modern science have to tell us about this universal yet elusive pursuit? Attorney and author Kim Azzarelli, historian Darrin McMahon, and social psychologist Barry Schwartz join forces to share their research and insight on happiness, pleasure, and the coveted good life. October 8, 2015 A New Science of Happiness: The Paradox of Pleasure December 9, 2015 The Moral Animal: Virtue, Vice & Human Nature February 3, 2016 Cultivating Character: The Art of Living Panel Steve Paulson Journalist and Executive Producer, TTBOOK Kim K. Azzarelli Author and Co-Founder of Seneca Women Darrin M. McMahon Professor of History, Dartmouth College Barry Schwartz Professor of Social Theory, Swarthmore CollegeDetailsThursday, October 8, 2015 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmThe New York Academy of Sciences7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, 40th FloorAnnals This volume brings together leading scientists, philosophers, and scholars to investigate the evolving nature of the human condition and the enduring quest to lead the good life. Read moreAbout This Series This event is part of the From Knowledge to Wisdom: Science and the Good Life series, which brings together an array of leading scientists, philosophers, and scholars for an interdisciplinary investigation into the evolving nature of the human condition and the ultimate quest to discover how to lead the good life.Sponsors Recommended Reads EventsFrom Knowledge to Wisdom: Science and the Good Life October 8, 2015 A New Science of Happiness: The Paradox of Pleasure December 9, 2015 The Moral Animal: Virtue, Vice & Human Nature February 3, 2016 Cultivating Character: The Art of Living Highlights Happiness and Meaning: A Personal Perspective Oct 08, 2015 05:55 1311 Does More Money = More Happiness? Oct 08, 2015 07:13 1062 Barry Schwartz on the New Science of Happiness Oct 08, 2015 04:59 3670 Does Living Virtuously Increase Happiness? Oct 08, 2015 06:21 824 How Do Psychologists Measure Happiness? Oct 08, 2015 01:43 913 What's the Difference Between Happiness and Pleasure? Oct 08, 2015 02:28 7296 What is the Definition of Happiness? Oct 08, 2015 06:07 4843 What Can You Do to Increase Your Happiness? Oct 08, 2015 04:17 720 Video Title To Be Dynamically Inserted Here 05:48 1345 × MorePREVIOUS EVENTTranscending Matter: Physics and Ultimate MeaningNEXT EVENTThe Moral Animal: Virtue, Vice & Human Nature