Philosophy as frustration [electronic resource] : happiness found and feigned from Greek antiquity to the present / by Bruce Silver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silver, Bruce S.

Series:

Studies in moral philosophy (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 5.

Studies in moral philosophy, 2211-2014 ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Happiness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

section I. Classical happiness

section II. Darkness and seeing the light

section III. Early modern paths to happiness

section IV. Happiness postponed and happiness at hand

section V. Happiness as a greater or lesser good.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-25422-6

OCLC:

851696349

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004254220 DOI