Happiness and the good life / Mike W. Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Mike W., 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Happiness.

Well-being.

Conduct of life.

Human comfort.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 230 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is happiness? How is it related to morality and virtue? Does living with illusion promote or diminish happiness? Is it better to pursue happiness with a partner than alone? Philosopher Mike W. Martin addresses these and other questions as he connects the meaning of happiness with the philosophical notion of ""the good life."" Defining happiness as loving one's life and valuing it in ways manifested by ample enjoyment and a deep sense of meaning, Martin explores the ways in which happiness interacts with all other dimensions of good lives--in particular with moral decency and goodness, aut

Contents:

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-993008-2

1-280-59443-8

9786613624260

0-19-984522-0

OCLC:

777266566