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The Pursuit of Happiness by Jeffrey Rosen is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Pursuit of Happiness about?
A fascinating examination of what "the pursuit of happiness" meant to our nation's Founders and how that famous phrase defined their lives and became the foundation of our democracy.The Declaration of Independence identified "the pursuit of happiness" as one of our unalienable rights, along with life and liberty. Jeffrey Rosen, the president of the National Constitution Center, profiles six of the most influential founders—Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton—to show what pursuing happiness meant in their lives.By reading the classical Greek and Roman moral philosophers who inspired the Founders, Rosen shows us how they understood the pursuit of happiness as a quest for being good, not feeling good—the pursuit of lifelong virtue, not short-term pleasure. Among those virtues were the habits of industry, temperance, moderation, and sincerity, which the Founders viewed as part...
Who reads The Pursuit of Happiness?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Jeffrey Rosen
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Published
- 2024
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, History, American Studies
- Rating
- 4.09 / 5 (63 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14