GK
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
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Question
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Who is the author of the book “Conquest of Happiness”?
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Thomas Hardy
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Bertrand Russel
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In The Conquest of Happiness, first published by Liveright in 1930, iconoclastic philosopher Bertrand Russell attempted to diagnose the myriad causes of unhappiness in modern life and chart a path out of the seemingly inescapable malaise so prevalent even in safe and prosperous Western societies.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Conquest of Happiness is Bertrand Russell’s recipe for good living. First published in 1930, it pre-dates the current obsession with self-help by decades.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bertrand Russell’s book ‘The Conquest of Happiness’ (1930) attempts to analyse the conditions for happiness in our modern world, focusing on the mindsets of the unhappy and the happy person and how they differ.
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