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Happiness: Classic and Contemporary Readings in Philosophy
Steven M. Cahn
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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.
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
496g
Number of Pages
289
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195321401
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V9780195321401
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Reviews for Happiness: Classic and Contemporary Readings in Philosophy
A very timely and important contribution for college and university philosophy instructors.
David Elliott, University of Regina
A strength of the volume is the fantastic historical selections the coeditors have chosen. In terms of the history of philosophical and theological thinking about happiness in the West, the editors have picked excellent, provocative, and thoughtful selections.
Sandra L. ... Read more
David Elliott, University of Regina
A strength of the volume is the fantastic historical selections the coeditors have chosen. In terms of the history of philosophical and theological thinking about happiness in the West, the editors have picked excellent, provocative, and thoughtful selections.
Sandra L. ... Read more