Mike W. Martin

Happiness and the Good Life (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

What is happiness? How is it related to morality and virtue? Does living with illusion promote or diminish happiness? Is it better to pursue happiness with a partner than alone? Philosopher Mike W. Martin addresses these and other questions as he connects the meaning of happiness with the philosophical notion of "the good life."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780199845224
• Artikelnr.: 38148472

Autorenporträt

Mike W. Martin is Professor of Philosophy at Chapman University, in Orange, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Loving Life
2. Valuing Happiness
3. Betting on Virtue
4. Authenticity
5. Happily Self-Deceived
6. Suffering in Happy Lives
7. Paradoxes of Happiness
8. Happy to Help
9. Shared Pursuits in Love
10. Balancing Work and Leisure
11. Simplicity
12. Felicity in Frankenstein
13. Personal and Political
Bibliography
Index