A Brief History of Happiness

White, Nicholas P.

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.

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2006-01-24

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781405115209

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Dimensions: 217.2cm x139.7cm

Pages: 208.0