Description: Happiness : Classic and Contemporary Readings in Philosophy, Paperback by Cahn, Steven M. (EDT); Vitrano, Christine (EDT), ISBN 0195321405, ISBN-13 9780195321401, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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. Th 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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Book Title: Happiness : Classic and Contemporary Readings in Philosophy
Number of Pages: 289 Pages
Publication Name: Happiness : Classic and Contemporary Readings in Philosophy
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2007
Item Height: 0.5 in
Subject: Personal Growth / Happiness, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15 Oz
Author: Christine Vitrano
Subject Area: Philosophy, Self-Help
Item Length: 9.1 in
Item Width: 6.6 in
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