The nature and value of happiness / Christine Vitrano ; foreword by Steven M. Cahn.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Westview Press, [2014]Copyright date: Description: ix, 151 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780813347271 (pbk.)
  • 0813347270 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 170 23
LOC classification:
  • B105.H36 V58 2014
Contents:
Foreword by Steven M. Cahn; Introduction; 1. Happiness as Pleasure; The Varieties of Hedonism; What Is Pleasure?; Ancient Hedonism; Modern Hedonism; Contemporary Hedonism; Should We Be Hedonists about Happiness?; Notes; 2. Happiness as Virtue: Plato and the Stoics; Platonic Happiness; Stoic Happiness; Notes; 3. Happiness as Virtue: Aristotle; Is Virtue Necessary for Happiness?; Notes; 4. Happiness as Desire Satisfaction; The Simple Satisfaction View; The Simple Satisfaction View: Second Formulation; The Simple Satisfaction View: Third Formulation.
The Simple Satisfaction View: Final FormulationNotes; 5. Happiness as Something More than Satisfaction; The Normative View; Happiness as Appraisal: First Formulation; Happiness Appraisal: Second Formulation; Conclusion; Notes; 6. Happiness as Life Satisfaction; The Life-Satisfaction View; Is There Once Concept of Happiness?; Are Mistakes About Happiness Possible?; Is Life Satisfaction Arbitrary?; Notes; 7. Happiness and Morality; The Happy Immoralist; Morality or the Appearance of Morality?; Notes; 8. The Pursuit of Happiness; Conclusion; Appendix: The Experience Machine; Index.
Summary: A concise, accessible exploration of both the historical and contemporary theories of happiness.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword by Steven M. Cahn; Introduction; 1. Happiness as Pleasure; The Varieties of Hedonism; What Is Pleasure?; Ancient Hedonism; Modern Hedonism; Contemporary Hedonism; Should We Be Hedonists about Happiness?; Notes; 2. Happiness as Virtue: Plato and the Stoics; Platonic Happiness; Stoic Happiness; Notes; 3. Happiness as Virtue: Aristotle; Is Virtue Necessary for Happiness?; Notes; 4. Happiness as Desire Satisfaction; The Simple Satisfaction View; The Simple Satisfaction View: Second Formulation; The Simple Satisfaction View: Third Formulation.

The Simple Satisfaction View: Final FormulationNotes; 5. Happiness as Something More than Satisfaction; The Normative View; Happiness as Appraisal: First Formulation; Happiness Appraisal: Second Formulation; Conclusion; Notes; 6. Happiness as Life Satisfaction; The Life-Satisfaction View; Is There Once Concept of Happiness?; Are Mistakes About Happiness Possible?; Is Life Satisfaction Arbitrary?; Notes; 7. Happiness and Morality; The Happy Immoralist; Morality or the Appearance of Morality?; Notes; 8. The Pursuit of Happiness; Conclusion; Appendix: The Experience Machine; Index.

A concise, accessible exploration of both the historical and contemporary theories of happiness.

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