{"product_id":"happy-people-pills-for-all-hardback-9781118357385","title":"Happy-People-Pills For All (Hardback) 9781118357385","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHappy-People-Pills For All\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fascinating and provocative argument, beautifully made. This book challenges everything you believe about who deserves to be happy, and why.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—Daniel Gilbert, Harvard University, Author of the bestseller \u003ci\u003eStumbling on Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A game-changing contribution to philosophical debates about happiness. Its arguments are ambitious, novel, and philosophically focused and its discussion wide-ranging.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e —Nicholas Agar, Victoria University of Wellington, Author of \u003ci\u003eHumanity's End: Why We Should Reject Radical Enhancement\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eHappy-People-Pills\u003c\/i\u003e is a great examination of the increasingly contentious issue of modifying our bodies and our moods through pharmacology. Laying out in precise detail the arguments for and against, Walker explains the importance of happiness for health, life, and love and gives a powerful case for using chemical technology to make more of it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e —Patrick Hopkins, Millsaps College, Author of \u003ci\u003eSex\/Machine: Readings in Culture, Gender, and Technology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Walker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118357385, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 April 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.3 x 2 cm, 0.526 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\u003cp\u003e“The philosophical portions of the book are good enough, and I recommend \u003ci\u003eHappy-People-Pills for All\u003c\/i\u003e if you are interested in a fun “what-if” discussion.”  (\u003ci\u003ePsycCRITIQUES\u003c\/i\u003e, 10 February 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Summing Up: Recommended.  With reservations.  General readers.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 January 2014)\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\u003ci\u003eHappy-People-Pills for All\u003c\/i\u003e explores current theories of happiness while demonstrating the need to develop advanced pharmacological agents for the enhancement of our capacity for happiness and wellbeing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents the first detailed exploration of the enhancement of happiness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA controversial yet rigorous argument that demonstrates the moral imperative for the development and mass distribution of ‘happy-pills’, to promote the wellbeing of the individual and society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together the philosophy, psychology and biology of happiness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaps the development of the next generation of positive mood pharmacology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a corrective to contemporary accounts of happiness\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\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introductory 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 What is Living and What is Dead in Brave New World 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 What DoWe Mean by ‘Happiness’? 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Elements of the Good Life: It is a Very Big List 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Wellbeing and Virtue 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Happiness Promotes Perfection 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Happy Pharmacology 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Arguments for Happy-People-Pills 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Ethical Objections 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Happy-People-Pills and Public Policy 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 273\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":52417770225944,"sku":"9781118357385","price":66.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118357385.jpg?v=1784507810","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/happy-people-pills-for-all-hardback-9781118357385","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}