Brief History of Happiness

AvNicholas P. White

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

In this brief history, philosopher Nicholas White reviews 2,500 years of philosophical thought about happiness. Addresses key questions such as: What is happiness? Should happiness play such a dominant role in our lives? How can we deal with conflicts between the various things that make us happy?Considers the ways in which major thinkers from antiquity to the modern day have treated happiness: from Plato’s notion of the harmony of the soul, through to Nietzsche’s championing of conflict over harmony.Relates questions about happiness to ethics and to practical philosophy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-12-21
Mått:140 x 217 x 16 mm
Vikt:259 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Brief Histories of Philosophy
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781405115209

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Filosofi inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Nicholas P. White is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine.

Recensioner i media

"White takes his readers on [a] journey, aiming to reach an appreciation of the nature of happiness. He splendidly suceeds in making the journey as fascinating as it deserves to be. White has produced a unique, thoughtful work that provides a meaningful excursion through our conceptions of happiness. Readers will be left with a gift of greater insight into both the triumphs and limitations of our efforts to understand ourselves." PsycCRITIQUES"A valuable aid to the flourishing literature on happiness and its history."Ethics "Nicholas White offers a brisk, informative, and readable account of various attempts, throughout the Western philosophical tradition, to articulate the meaning of that elusive term 'happiness.'" Review of Metaphysics

Innehållsförteckning

Preface vii1 Introducing the Concept 12 Conflicts, Perspectives, and the Identification of Happiness 63 Pleasure, Hedonism, and the Measurement of Happiness 414 Happiness as Structure and Harmony 755 Morality, Happiness, and Conflict 1166 Happiness, Fact, and Value 1427 Doing without the Concept 162Glossary and List of Historical Figures 175Bibliography 181Index 187