Happiness and Goodness : : Philosophical Reflections on Living Well /

Happiness and Goodness : : Philosophical Reflections on Living Well / / Steven Cahn, Christine Vitrano.

How should we evaluate the success of each person's life? Countering the prevalent philosophical perspective on the subject, Steven M. Cahn and Christine Vitrano defend the view that our well-being is dependent not on particular activities, accomplishments, or awards but on finding personal sat...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
VerfasserIn:
Cahn, Steven,
Vitrano, Christine,
MitwirkendeR:
Talisse, Robert B.,
TeilnehmendeR:
Talisse, Robert.
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2015]
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (136 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. WASTED LIVES?
  • 3. PROJECTS OF WORTH?
  • 4. FLOURISHING?
  • 5. THINGS THAT MATTER?
  • 6. MORALITY AND HAPPINESS
  • 7. MORALITY AND UNHAPPINESS
  • 8. CHARACTER
  • 9. APPEARING MORAL
  • 10. GOD AND MORALITY
  • 11. HEAVEN AND HELL
  • 12. MORAL JUDGMENTS
  • 13. MORAL STANDARDS
  • 14. CHOOSING THE EXPERIENCE MACHINE
  • 15. HAPPINESS AND IGNORANCE
  • 16. ASSESSING ACHIEVEMENT
  • 17. PLEASURES AND PAINS
  • 18. FEAR OF THE DIVINE
  • 19. FEAR OF UNFULFILLED DESIRES
  • 20. FEAR OF DEATH
  • 21. FUTILITY
  • 22. LIVING WELL
  • 23. SATISFACTION
  • 24. CONCLUDING QUESTIONS
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Authors

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