White, Nicholas
A Brief History of Happiness
In this brief history, philosopher Nicholas White reviews 2,500 years of philosophical thought about happiness.
- Addresses key questions such as: What is happiness? Should happiness play such a dominant role in our lives? How can we deal with conflicts between the various things that make us happy?
- Considers the ways in which major thinkers from antiquity to the modern day have treated happiness: from Plato’s notion of the harmony of the soul, through to Nietzsche’s championing of conflict over harmony.
- Relates questions about happiness to ethics and to practical philosophy.
Nyckelord: PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General PHI009000
- Författare
- White, Nicholas
- Utgivare
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Utgivningsår
- 2008
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Sidantal
- 208 sidor
- Kategori
- Filosofi
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781405153126
- Tryckt ISBN
- 9781405115193