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Hardcover. From Plato to the present, Western philosophers have debated the meaning of "happiness". Arranged chronologically, this study explores the development of Rabbinic thought and Jewish philiosophy, and the connections between the various perspectives. Series: Monographs of the Hebrew Union College. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1084.
- Publisher
- Hebrew Union College Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878204533
- ISBN
- 9780878204533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.14
€ 59.14
Hardback. "Happiness Is Overrated" begins with an historical overview of the development of the concept of 'happiness' from Plato to contemporary writers, highlighting the best scholarship emerging from philosophy, psychology, and sociology. Belliotti includes practical advice on how to attain happiness and addresses issues centered on the meaning of life. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742533615
- ISBN
- 9780742533615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.57
€ 165.57
Paperback. Separated by millennia, Aristotle and Sigmund Freud both offered disparate pictures of the human condition. This book analyzes these thinkers' theories of human behaviour in terms of a higher principle - whether happiness or death, and concludes that neither can govern "the remainder of life". Series: The Tanner Lectures on Human Values. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006744
- ISBN
- 9780674006744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.45€ 46.85
€ 50.45
€ 46.85
Paperback. Most of us spend our lives striving for happiness. But what is it? How important is it? How can we (and should we) pursue it? In this Very Short Introduction Dan Haybron provides a comprehensive look at the nature of happiness. By using examples, Haybron considers how we measure happiness, what makes us happy, and considers its subjective nature. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; JMQ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 119 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199590605
- ISBN
- 9780199590605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Cahn, Steven M.; Vitrano, Christine. Num Pages: 289 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195321401
- ISBN
- 9780195321401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.23
€ 75.23
paperback. Across the millennia, philosophers have thought long and hard about happiness, and come up with all sorts of different definitions and ideas for how we might live a happier life. Here, Derren explores the history of happiness from classical times until today, when the self-help industry has attempted to claim happiness as its own. His aim is to reclaim happiness for us all, and enable us to appreciate the really good things in life for what they are. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HP. .
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552172356
- ISBN
- 9780552172356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Presents an approach to a debate about Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics: whether it coherently argues that the best life for humans is one devoted to a single activity, namely philosophical contemplation. This book argues that in Aristotle's view, we may act for the sake of an end not just by instrumentally bringing it but also by approximating it. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126265
- ISBN
- 9780691126265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.92
€ 46.99
€ 33.92
Paperback. We all want to be happy, but what does that mean? Happy Lives, Good Lives offers a thorough introduction to a variety of perspectives on happiness. Valuable insights are inferred from both philosophical and scientific research into the nature of happiness, and a range of examples of very different but equally happy lives are considered. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811007
- ISBN
- 9781554811007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 45.48
€ 49.99
€ 45.48
Hardcover. Happy-People-Pills for All explores current theories of happiness while demonstrating the need to develop advanced pharmacological agents for the enhancement of our capacity for happiness and wellbeing. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118357385
- ISBN
- 9781118357385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.75
€ 98.75
Paperback. Happy-People-Pills for All explores current theories of happiness while demonstrating the need to develop advanced pharmacological agents for the enhancement of our capacity for happiness and wellbeing. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118357477
- ISBN
- 9781118357477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.89
€ 31.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HPDF; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614293163
- ISBN
- 9781614293163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Hardback. Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. This is a series of new English-language translations of his works helps restore Seneca to his rightful place among the classical writers most widely studied in the humanities. Translator(s): Fantham, Elaine; Hine, Harry M.; Ker, James; Williams, Gareth D. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 219 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226748320
- ISBN
- 9780226748320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.96€ 78.69
€ 93.96
€ 78.69
Paperback. Translator(s): Fatham, Elaine; Hine, Harry M.; Ker, James; Williams, Gareth D. Series: The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226748337
- ISBN
- 9780226748337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.72
€ 41.99
€ 32.72
Hardback. Scientific naturalism, or scientism, is the theory that science has all the answers. This book argues that not all philosophical explanations can be reduced to scientific ones. Refuting support for scientism, it suggests that reliabilist and causal theories of epistemic justification are unsound. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812693799
- ISBN
- 9780812693799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.68€ 46.30
€ 51.68
€ 46.30
Paperback. Scientific naturalism, or scientism, is the theory that science has all the answers. This book argues that not all philosophical explanations can be reduced to scientific ones. Refuting support for scientism, it suggests that reliabilist and causal theories of epistemic justification are unsound. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812693805
- ISBN
- 9780812693805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.19
€ 27.99
€ 24.19
Paperback. This book is about the harnessing of social capital, formalized as village or community organizations, to guide and facilitate collective action for attaining poverty alleviation in particular and enhancing community well-being in general. Num Pages: 303 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPA; KCA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538911
- ISBN
- 9781349538911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Editor(s): Muth, Rodney; Finley, Mary M.; Muth, Marcia F. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1990th Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792300182
- ISBN
- 9780792300182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.18
€ 259.18
Paperback. An exploration of Harold Laski's political and international thought. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan History of International Thought. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349529148
- ISBN
- 9781349529148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. In 'Harry Potter and Philosophy', 17 philosophical experts unlock some of Hogwarts' secret panels, and uncover surprising insights that are enlightening both for wizards and the most discerning muggles. Editor(s): Baggett, David; Klein, Shawn; Irwin, William. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Open Court
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812694550
- ISBN
- 9780812694550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.46
€ 20.99
€ 19.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Pulman, Christopher. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349476947
- ISBN
- 9781349476947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44