A Brief History of Happiness (Brief Histories of Philosophy Book 6) (PDF) (Print)
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Author :Nicholas P. White
Condition : New
Binding : Varies
Pages : 194
Publisher : Wiley Blackwell
Language : English
Publication Year : 2008
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.
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Author :Nicholas P. White
Condition : New
Binding : Varies
Pages : 194
Publisher : Wiley Blackwell
Language : English
Publication Year : 2008
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.
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