Friendship and Happiness

And the Connection Between the Two

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

This philosophical and sociological look at friendship and happiness begins with a review of Aristotle's three categories of friendship--friends of utility, friends of pleasure and friends of the good. Modern variations--casual friends, close friends, best friends--are described, along with the growing phenomena of virtual friendships and cyber socialization in the Internet age. Inspired in part by Bertrand Russell's The Conquest of Happiness, the authors propose that conquering unhappiness is key to achieving the self-satisfaction Russell called zest and Aristotle called eudaimonia or thriving by our own efforts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-10-13
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:386 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:296
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476668963

Utforska kategorier

Populärfilosofi inom Filosofi och religion
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Tim Delaney is a professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Oswego. He regularly teaches sociology of sport courses and is the Director of the Sports Studies program at SUNY Oswego. Tim Madigan is a professor and department chair of philosophy at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York. He is a past president of the Northeast Popular Culture Association.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefacePart I—Friendship1. Aristotle on Friendship2. Forming a Friendship3. Cyber Socialization: The Transitional Step Toward Electronic Friendships4. Electronic FriendshipsPart II—Happiness5. Conquering Unhappiness6. Eudaimonia: A Philosophical Look at Happiness7. The Pursuit and Attainment of Happiness: A Sociological Look at HappinessConclusion: The Connection Between Friendship and HappinessBibliographyIndex