Philosophy as Frustration

Happiness Found and Feigned from Greek Antiquity to the Present
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-90-04-25421-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 378 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 728 g

Reihe: Studies in Moral Philosophy

In Philosophy as Frustration: Happiness Found and Feigned from Greek Antiquity to Present Bruce Silver analyzes important views of happiness from Greek antiquity into the present. He argues that in many cases philosophers and positive psychologists do a poor job of defending the views of happiness they promote. Too often the philosophical approaches to what constitutes happiness are at odds with themselves and with possibilities for living happily. In some cases readers discover that the phrase “happy human being” is oxymoronic and that the most a person can expect is a life that is a measure of calm.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Silver, Bruce

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Bruce Silver, Ph.D. (1972), University of Colorado, is professor emeritus at the University of South Florida. He has published articles in early-modern philosophy, American philosophy and philosophy in literature.