Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 266 g
Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 266 g
ISBN: 978-1-4051-1520-9
Verlag: Wiley
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.
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Preface vii
1 Introducing the Concept 1
2 Conflicts, Perspectives, and the Identification of Happiness 6
3 Pleasure, Hedonism, and the Measurement of Happiness 41
4 Happiness as Structure and Harmony 75
5 Morality, Happiness, and Conflict 116
6 Happiness, Fact, and Value 142
7 Doing without the Concept 162
Glossary and List of Historical Figures 175
Bibliography 181
Index 187




