{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-happiness-paperback-softback-9781405115209","title":"A Brief History of Happiness (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405115209","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Brief History of Happiness\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNicholas P. White (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405115209, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 December 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 14 x 1.6 cm, 0.259 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"White takes his readers on [a] journey, aiming to reach an appreciation of the nature of happiness. He splendidly suceeds in making the journey as fascinating as it deserves to be. White has produced a unique, thoughtful work that provides a meaningful excursion through our conceptions of happiness. Readers will be left with a gift of greater insight into both the triumphs and limitations of our efforts to understand ourselves.\" \u003ci\u003ePsycCRITIQUES\u003c!--end--\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A valuable aid to the flourishing literature on happiness and its history.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEthics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Nicholas White offers a brisk, informative, and readable account of various attempts, throughout the Western philosophical tradition, to articulate the meaning of that elusive term 'happiness.'\" Review of Metaphysics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this brief history, philosopher Nicholas White reviews 2,500 years of philosophical thought about happiness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses 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?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders 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.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelates questions about happiness to ethics and to practical philosophy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introducing the Concept 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Conflicts, Perspectives, and the Identification of Happiness 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Pleasure, Hedonism, and the Measurement of Happiness 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Happiness as Structure and Harmony 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Morality, Happiness, and Conflict 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Happiness, Fact, and Value 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Doing without the Concept 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary and List of Historical Figures 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 187\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52470070608152,"sku":"9781405115209","price":24.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405115209.jpg?v=1785631237","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-brief-history-of-happiness-paperback-softback-9781405115209","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}