The Case for Happiness is a book about ten Great Ideas. Each chapter is an attempt to connect with an idea that has been discovered by many cultures around the world – to challenge it in light of what we know today from scientific research and to draw lessons from it that still apply to modern life.

The award-winning psychologist Jonathan Haidt shows us how a deeper understanding of universal wisdom and timeless principles can enrich or even transform our lives. To this end, he examines, in light of modern science, the multifaceted division of our mind, the importance of how we perceive the world, the role of reciprocity in social life, our inherent biases, the contradictions of pursuing happiness, the significance of love, the beneficial consequences of adversity, the power of spirituality, and the importance of coherence among the levels of our existence.