TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vitrano,Christine
AU  - Cahn,Steven M.
TI  - The nature and value of happiness
SN  - 9780813347271 (pbk.)
AV  - B105.H36 V58 2014
U1  - 170 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Boulder
PB  - Westview Press
KW  - Happiness
KW  - History
KW  - fast
N1  - 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
N2  - A concise, accessible exploration of both the historical and contemporary theories of happiness
ER  -