Lorraine L. Besser

The Philosophy of Happiness (eBook, PDF)

An Interdisciplinary Introduction

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book brings together emerging research on happiness within a philosophical perspective It explores both philosophical theories of happiness as well as the central lines of research prominent within the empirical study of it.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315283685
• Artikelnr.: 60298801

Autorenporträt

Lorraine L. Besser is Professor of Philosophy at Middlebury College. She has published widely on moral psychology, well-being, and virtue ethics, and is the author of Eudaimonic Ethics: The Philosophy and Psychology of Living Well (2014) and coeditor of The Routledge Companion to Virtue Ethics (2015).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Introduction: The History of Happiness Part I: Theory 2.
Happiness and Well-Being 3. Hedonism 4. Emotional State Theory of Happiness
5. Happiness as Satisfaction Part II: What Makes Us Happy? 6. Happiness and
Material Wealth 7. Happiness and Virtue 8. Relationships and Happiness 9.
The Mindset of Happiness 10. Authenticity and Deception 11. The Pursuit of
Happiness Part III: The Context of Happiness 12. The Science of Happiness
13. Economics of Happiness 14. Happiness and Public Policy Conclusion 15. A
Brief Conclusion