Limits of engineered happiness
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Limits of engineered happiness refers to the idea that artificially imposed pleasure and contentment cannot fully satisfy deeper human needs for individuality, meaning, and authentic emotion.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Limits of engineered happiness Context triple: [Helmholtz Watson, symbolizes, Limits of engineered happiness]
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Exploring Happiness: From Aristotle to Brain Science
"Exploring Happiness: From Aristotle to Brain Science" is a philosophical and interdisciplinary book by Sissela Bok that examines the nature of happiness through perspectives ranging from ancient ethics to contemporary psychological and neuroscientific research.
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The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
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Engineering of Consent
Engineering of Consent is a seminal 1955 book by public relations pioneer Edward Bernays that explores how mass media and psychological techniques can be used to shape public opinion and democratic consent.
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The Myths of Happiness
The Myths of Happiness is a popular psychology book by Sonja Lyubomirsky that challenges common assumptions about what life events will make us happy and offers research-based strategies for cultivating lasting well-being.
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The How of Happiness
The How of Happiness is a popular positive psychology book by Sonja Lyubomirsky that presents research-based strategies and exercises for increasing long-term happiness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Limits of engineered happiness Target entity description: Limits of engineered happiness refers to the idea that artificially imposed pleasure and contentment cannot fully satisfy deeper human needs for individuality, meaning, and authentic emotion.
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A.
Exploring Happiness: From Aristotle to Brain Science
"Exploring Happiness: From Aristotle to Brain Science" is a philosophical and interdisciplinary book by Sissela Bok that examines the nature of happiness through perspectives ranging from ancient ethics to contemporary psychological and neuroscientific research.
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B.
The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
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C.
Engineering of Consent
Engineering of Consent is a seminal 1955 book by public relations pioneer Edward Bernays that explores how mass media and psychological techniques can be used to shape public opinion and democratic consent.
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D.
The Myths of Happiness
The Myths of Happiness is a popular psychology book by Sonja Lyubomirsky that challenges common assumptions about what life events will make us happy and offers research-based strategies for cultivating lasting well-being.
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E.
The How of Happiness
The How of Happiness is a popular positive psychology book by Sonja Lyubomirsky that presents research-based strategies and exercises for increasing long-term happiness.
- F. None of above. chosen
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