The superstitions or the despair of being happy Cover Image

Superstițiile sau disperarea de a fi fericit
The superstitions or the despair of being happy

Author(s): Ioana-Simina Frîncu
Subject(s): Anthropology, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Philosophy of Mind
Published by: Biblioteca Centrala Universitara ,,Eugen Todoran" Timisoara
Keywords: superstitions; collective mind; illusory control; happiness;

Summary/Abstract: Strongly rooted in the collective mind, superstitions still rule our existence today, despite the arguments that knowledge and progress have brought to mankind. Their "survival" is due to the individual's visceral need to have illusory control over their own happiness.

  • Issue Year: 37/2022
  • Issue No: 1-2/2022
  • Page Range: 8-12
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Romanian