Happiness and the Good Life

Name: Happiness and the Good Life
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ISBN: 9780199845217

ISBN-10: 0199845212

ISBN-13: 9780199845217

Edition: 2012

Authors: Mike W. Martin

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The centrality of happiness to our well-being is such that it was affirmed in the U.S. Declaration of Independence. In recent years, psychological research has built on years of philosophical inquiry into how we achieve happiness, giving rise to a cottage industry of "happiness studies."Philosopher Mike W. Martin here contributes to the discussion by connecting the meaning of happiness with the philosophical notion of "the good life." He structures the book around key questions like, What is happiness? How is it related to morality and virtue? Is authenticity -- developing our "true self" -- the way to happiness? Does living with illusion promote or diminish happiness? How does happiness…

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface



Loving Life



Valuing Happiness



Betting on Virtue



Authenticity



Happily Self-Deceived



Suffering in Happy Lives



Paradoxes of Happiness



Happy to Help



Shared Pursuits in Love



Balancing Work and Leisure



Simplicity



Felicity in Frankenstein



Personal and Political


Notes


Bibliography


Index