Ancient Views on the Quality of Life

Prof. Alex Michalos currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Brandon University. He is also the Director of Research for the Canadian Index of Wellbeing and Emeritus Professor in Political Science at his former institution, the University of Northern British Columbia. Michalos has published 24 books, over 100 refereed articles, and founded or co-founded seven scholarly journals. Among the seven, he is Editor in Chief for the Journal of Business Ethics, the most frequently cited journal in the world devoted to business ethics, and Social Indicators Research, the first scholarly journal devoted to quality of life research. He is married to Dr. Deborah Poff, President and Vice-Chancellor of Brandon University.

• Preface.- Introduction.- Homer (eighth century BCE).- Hesiod of Ascra (late eighth/early seventh century BCE).- Pythagoras of Samos (c.570 – c.490 BCE).- Heraclitus of Ephesus (c.540 – c.480 BCE).- Anaxagoras of Clazomenae (c.500 – c.428 BCE).- Empedocles of Acragas (c.492 – c.432 BCE).- Protagoras of Abdera (c.490 – c.420 BCE).- Antiphon of Rhamnous (c.480 – 411 BCE).- Democritus of Abdera (c.460 – c.370 BCE).- Hippocrates of Cos (c.450 – c.380 BCE).- Antisthenes of Athens (c.446 – c.366 BCE).- Aristippus of Cyrene (“the Elder”, c.436 – 356 BCE).- Plato of Athens (427 – 347 BCE).- Anonymous Iamblichi (c.400 BCE).- Diogenes of Sinope (c.400 – c.323 BCE).- Aristotle of Stageira (384 – 322 BCE).- Epicurus of Samos (c.341 – 271 BCE).- Zeno of Citium (c.333 – 261 BCE).- Summary.