生活在21世紀的人類，受到科學、技術的高度開發之賜生活方便、省時、省力、舒適；但也使地球暖化、氣候異常、形成貧富差距加大的M型社會，讓一般普羅大眾感受到“高度發展的矛盾”（The paradox of progress）。全世界富裕國家，如美國與日本人民的幸福感反而比不丹的貧窮國家更低。於是主張人類潛能發展即可得到“頂尖經驗”(peak experience) 幸福感的人本論(Humanism)，從1950年代創立以來，再重新受到重視，蛻變成“正向心理學”風行全世界，成為21世紀顯學。同樣，東海大學也創立於1950年代，似乎受到人本論影響，可看出創校先賢制訂“求真、篤信、力行”校訓，盼望青年學子，勤勉向學，發現“真實我”，堅定自信，實踐於生活中，終能發揮潛能，自我實現，貢獻社會，成為利人又利己的快樂東海人。

Humans living in the 21st century have benefited from the high development of science and technology, which has made their lives more convenient, time-saving, labor-saving, and comfortable. However, it has also caused global warming, abnormal climate, and the formation of an M-shaped society with a widening gap between rich and poor, making the general public feel "the paradox of progress." People in rich countries around the world, such as the United States and Japan, have lower levels of happiness than the poor countries of Bhutan. Therefore, Humanism, which advocates the development of human potential to obtain "peak experience" (peak experience) happiness, has received renewed attention since its creation in the 1950s and transformed into "positive psychology" which has become popular all over the world and has become a prominent science in the 21st century. Similarly, Tunghai University was founded in the 1950s and seems to be influenced by humanistic theory. It can be seen that the founders of the school formulated the school motto of "seeking truth, believing deeply, and practicing hard", hoping that young students will study diligently, discover the "real self", be firm and confident, practice in life, and eventually be able to realize their potential, realize themselves, contribute to society, and become happy Tunghai people who benefit others and themselves.

1.更快樂〈Happier by Tel Ben Shahar〉譚家瑜譯 天下雜誌出版2012年1月第二版
2.真實的快樂〈Authentic Happiness by Martin Seligman〉洪蘭譯 遠流出版公司 2009年12月第二版
3.學習樂觀，樂觀學習〈Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman〉洪蘭譯 遠流出版公司 2009年12月第二版
4.心理學：日常生活中的應用〈Psychology Appied to Modern Life by Wayne Weiten etc.〉洪葉文化事業有限公司 2006年9月初版
5.社會心理學概論〈The Social Animal by Elliot Aronson〉危芷芬譯 雙葉書廊有限公司 2011年8月初版
認知心理學〈Cognitive Psychology by R.J.Sternberg〉李王琇、蔣文祁譯 2010年3月初版 雙葉書廊有限公司

1. Happier〈Happier by Tel Ben Shahar〉Translated by Tan Jiayu, published by Tianxia Magazine, second edition in January 2012
2. Authentic Happiness by Martin Seligman Translated by Hong Lan Yuanliu Publishing Company December 2009 Second Edition
3. Learn Optimism, Optimistic Learning〈Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman〉Translated by Hong Lan, Yuanliu Publishing Company, December 2009 Second Edition
4. Psychology: Application in Daily Life〈Psychology Appied to Modern Life by Wayne Weiten etc.〉Hongye Cultural Enterprise Co., Ltd. First edition in September 2006
5. Introduction to Social Psychology〈The Social Animal by Elliot Aronson〉Translated by Wei Zhifen Shuangye Bookstore Co., Ltd. First edition in August 2011
Cognitive Psychology〈Cognitive Psychology by R.J.Sternberg〉Translated by Li Wangxiu and Jiang Wenqi, first edition in March 2010, Shuangye Bookstore Co., Ltd.