Life, Liberty, And Happiness

An Optimist Manifesto

By: Frank S. Robinson

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Hardcover | 1 October 2000 | Edition Number 1

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There's no shortage of gloom-and-doom viewpoints about humanity: our history of violence and war, environmental profligacy, economic and social injustice, etc. Frank S. Robinson has written this "optimist manifesto" as an antidote to such poisonous pessimism. Here you will find some radical and refreshing assertions: that most people are fundamentally good, that global society is getting better all the time, and that, in the big picture, humankind is not at the end of a brief, tragic existence but, rather, has just embarked on a long, bright future.

What started as an extended letter to his daughter, one father's effort to leave an intellectual legacy, grew to comprehensively cover and tie together the big philosophical, political, social, and economic issues. Writing in a highly readable style, Robinson steadfastly emphasizes reason as our best tool for discovering truth and making objective decisions. It is through this consistently rational approach to life that he argues for a positive humanistic vision, based on people being left free to pursue their dreams.

Celebrating our human character and achievement as well as American ideals of liberty and opportunity, this compelling work is packed with thought-provoking ideas that engage the mind. Good-humored and entertaining, yet intellectually rigorous, it has a positive, optimistic message: we can live good and happy lives; today's world is the best ever; and tomorrow's will be better still!

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""Writing in a highly readable style, independent of religious dogma, Robinson in Life, Liberty, and Happiness comprehensively tackles the big questions with the basic understanding that 'if you keep before you the core idea, "live and let live," you will never go far wrong'...Robinson offers a coherent viewpoint on the big questions, a comprehensive optimist manifesto, not packed with bland bromides but thought-provoking ideas." -The Review of Metaphysics

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Non-Fiction Self-Help, Personal Development & Practical Advice Popular Psychology Assertiveness, Motivation & Self-Esteem & Positive Mental Attitude Politics & Government Central Government

Introduction	p. 9
The Meaning of Life	p. 15
Reason, Science, and Human Values	p. 21
Living a Good Life	p. 33
Happiness is a Choice	p. 42
Satisfaction	p. 51
Consciousness, Thought, and Personal Responsibility	p. 59
Always Question	p. 69
Relativism and Nonjudgmentalism	p. 82
The Mystery of Creation	p. 95
Freedom from Fear	p. 101
Love, Marriage, and Sex	p. 109
Political Vocabulary	p. 119
The Social Contract	p. 126
Individualism and Society	p. 131
Government is the Problem	p. 137
The Forced March to Paradise	p. 152
The Era of Big Government	p. 159
But What About the Truly Needy?	p. 169
Wrongful Rights	p. 175
America The Beautiful	p. 182
The Morality of Free-Market Capitalism	p. 202
Globalization and World Poverty	p. 217
Why Corporations Are Not Totally Evil Scum	p. 231
Territoriality and Tribalism	p. 241
Why the Gloom and Doom Crowd is Wrong	p. 251
Man, Technology, and Nature	p. 264
History and Its Lessons	p. 272
Freedom of Expression	p. 280
Race	p. 287
Pro-Life and Pro-Choice	p. 298
Animal Rights	p. 306
Crime and Punishment	p. 311
Homosexuality	p. 321
The War With Islamic Extremism	p. 328
Coda	p. 337
Index	p. 343
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