Happiness : Classic and Contemporary Readings in Philosophy Paperback / softback
Edited by Steven M. (Professor of Philosophy,, Professor of Philosophy,, The City University of New York Cahn, Christine (Visiting Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Ph Vitrano
Paperback / softback
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Happiness has long been a focus of attention for philosophers as well as psychologists.
This volume, the only collection devoted to the subject from the standpoint of philosophy, offers twenty-seven classic and contemporary readings exploring the nature of happiness.
Part I, a survey of the ways happiness has been treated throughout the history of ethics, includes writings by Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Seneca, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Hobbes, Joseph Butler, David Hume, Jeremy Bentham, Immanuel Kant, Arthur Schopenhauer, John Stuart Mill, Henry Sidgwick, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Jean-Paul Sartre.
Part II explores the work of contemporary ethical theorists, including Julia Annas, John Kekes, Richard Kraut, Robert Nozick, and Richard Taylor.
The book also includes an introduction by psychologist Daniel Nettle, headnotes for each selection, and essays by the editors.
Ideal for ethics courses, Happiness: Classic and Contemporary Readings can also be used in courses in introductory philosophy and positive psychology.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:289 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:29/11/2012
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- ISBN:9780195321401
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:289 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:29/11/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780195321401
