| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Themes of Research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Methodological consideration | 第12页 |
| ·Status quo of the related research | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 What is Happiness? | 第14-20页 |
| ·The Difficulty of Defining Happiness | 第14-15页 |
| ·"Happiness" at the very beginning: Chance & Fate | 第15-16页 |
| ·Happiness and Pleasure | 第16-18页 |
| ·Defining Happiness | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Great Traditions & Development in Discussion of Happiness | 第20-35页 |
| ·Great Traditions of Classical Philosophy | 第20-26页 |
| ·Socrates - Innovator and Founder | 第20-21页 |
| ·Aristotle - Eudaimonism | 第21-23页 |
| ·Epicurus - Hedonism | 第23-25页 |
| ·Zeno - Stoicism | 第25-26页 |
| ·Christianity of Medieval Times | 第26-28页 |
| ·Further Development since the Age of Enlightenment | 第28-33页 |
| ·Utilitarianism | 第28-29页 |
| ·Schopenhauerian Pessimism | 第29-31页 |
| ·Marxism | 第31-32页 |
| ·Sigmund Freud | 第32-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter 4 Paradox of Happiness in Modern Society | 第35-48页 |
| ·Is Human Happiness Steadily On the Rise? | 第35-36页 |
| ·Paradox of Happiness | 第36-37页 |
| ·Manifestations of Modern People's Anxiety & Perplexity in John Cheever's Short Stories | 第37-46页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to John Cheever | 第37-38页 |
| ·"Happy People" in John Cheever's Stories | 第38-40页 |
| ·Happiness or Illusion? | 第40-42页 |
| ·Who is to blame? | 第42-43页 |
| ·Solutions in John Cheever's Stories - Epiphany | 第43-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Happiness Hypothesis | 第48-55页 |
| ·Three Chief Means to Attain Happiness in Western Culture | 第48-49页 |
| ·Happiness from "Within" and "Without" | 第49-55页 |
| ·Happiness and Virtue | 第50页 |
| ·Happiness and Social relationship | 第50-51页 |
| ·Happiness and Labor | 第51-52页 |
| ·Happiness and Adversity | 第52-53页 |
| ·Happiness and Wealth | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第55-56页 |
| References | 第56-58页 |
| Published Papers during MA Study | 第58页 |
