Can Virtue Make Us Happy
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Can Virtue Make Us Happy
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Author : Otfried Hoffe
language : en
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Release Date : 2010-03-17
Can Virtue Make Us Happy written by Otfried Hoffe and has been published by Northwestern University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-17 with Philosophy categories.
"In Can Virtue Make Us Happy? The Art of Living and Morality, Otfried Hoffe, one of Europe's best-known philosophers, offers a far-reaching and foundational work in philosophical ethics." "Hoffe uses clear, accessible language to present common understandings of "happiness" and "freedom" while illuminating the blind alleys in the history of philosophy. What has priority: good ends or right action? Is freedom always anarchy? Is it possible to think of a freedom enhanced by morality? Is "morality" merely a euphemism for stupidity? Does humanity have a good or a bad character? Is there such a thing as evil? Hoffe offers no simple formulas but provides enlightened philosophical reflection to fuel the reader's own examination of these questions." --Book Jacket.
The Virtues Of Happiness
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Author : Paul Bloomfield
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016-05
The Virtues Of Happiness written by Paul Bloomfield and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05 with Philosophy categories.
As children, we learn life is unfair: bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. So, it is natural to ask, "Why play fairly in an unfair world? If being immoral will get you what you want and you know you can't get caught, why not do it?" The answers, as argued herein, begin by rejecting the idea that morality and happiness are at odds with one another. From this point of view, we can see how immorality undermines its perpetrator's happiness: self-respect is necessary for happiness, and immorality undermines self-respect. As we see how our self-respect is conditional upon how we respect others, we learn to evaluate and value ourselves, and others, appropriately. The central thesis is the result of combining the ancient Greek conception of happiness (eudaimonia) with a modern conception of self-respect. We become happy, we life the best life we can, only by becoming virtuous: by being as courageous, just, temperate, and wise as can be. These are the virtues of happiness. This book explains why it is bad to be bad and good to be good, and what happens to people's values as their practical rationality develops.
Lost Virtue Of Happiness
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Author : J.P. Moreland
language : en
Publisher: Tyndale House
Release Date : 2014-03-20
Lost Virtue Of Happiness written by J.P. Moreland and has been published by Tyndale House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-20 with Religion categories.
We are only happy when we pursue a transcendent purpose, something larger than ourselves. This pursuit involves a deeply meaningful relationship with God by committed participation in the spiritual disciplines. The Lost Virtue of Happiness takes a fresh, meaningful look at the spiritual disciplines, offering concrete examples of ways you can make them practical and life-transforming.
Happiness For Humans
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Author : Daniel C. Russell
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2012-10-25
Happiness For Humans written by Daniel C. Russell and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-25 with Philosophy categories.
In Happiness for Humans, Daniel C. Russell takes a fresh look at happiness from a practical perspective: the perspective of someone trying to solve the wonderful problem of how to give himself a good life. From this perspective, 'happiness' is the name of a solution to that problem for practical deliberation. Russell's approach to happiness falls within a tradition that reaches back to ancient Greek and Roman philosophers—a tradition now called 'eudaimonism.' Beginning with Aristotle's seminal discussion of the role of happiness in practical reasoning, Russell asks what sort of good happiness would have to be in order to play the role in our practical economies that it actually does play. Looking at happiness from this perspective, Russell argues that happiness is a life of activity, with three main features: it is acting for the sake of ends we can live for, and living for them wisely; it is fulfilling for us, both as humans and as unique individuals; and it is inextricable from our connections with the particular persons, pursuits, and places that make us who we are. By returning to this ancient perspective on happiness, Russell finds new directions for contemporary thought about the good lives we want for ourselves.
Intelligent Virtue
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Author : Julia Annas
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-04-28
Intelligent Virtue written by Julia Annas and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-28 with Philosophy categories.
Julia Annas offers a new account of virtue and happiness as central ethical ideas. She argues that exercising a virtue involves practical reasoning of the kind we find in someone exercising an everyday practical skill, such as farming, building, or playing the piano. This helps us to see virtue as part of an agent's happiness or flourishing.
What Is Good And Why
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Author : Richard Kraut
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-07-01
What Is Good And Why written by Richard Kraut and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-01 with Philosophy categories.
What is good, how do we know, and how important is it? Kraut reorients these questions around the notion of what causes human beings to flourish. Extending his argument to include plants and animals, Kraut applies a general principle to the entire living world: what is good for complex organisms consists in the exercise of their natural powers.
The Cambridge Companion To Virtue Ethics
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Author : Daniel C. Russell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-02-14
The Cambridge Companion To Virtue Ethics written by Daniel C. Russell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-14 with History categories.
This volume addresses the history, future and contemporary application of virtue ethics.
Nicomachean Ethics
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Author : Aristotle
language : en
Publisher: SDE Classics
Release Date : 2019-11-05
Nicomachean Ethics written by Aristotle and has been published by SDE Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-05 with Literary Collections categories.
The Best Things In Life
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Author : Thomas Hurka
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-12-03
The Best Things In Life written by Thomas Hurka and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-03 with Philosophy categories.
For centuries, philosophers, theologians, moralists, and ordinary people have asked: How should we live? What makes for a good life? In The Best Things in Life, distinguished philosopher Thomas Hurka takes a fresh look at these perennial questions as they arise for us now in the 21st century. Should we value family over career? How do we balance self-interest and serving others? What activities bring us the most joy? While religion, literature, popular psychology, and everyday wisdom all grapple with these questions, philosophy more than anything else uses the tools of reason to make important distinctions, cut away irrelevancies, and distill these issues down to their essentials. Hurka argues that if we are to live a good life, one thing we need to know is which activities and experiences will most likely lead us to happiness and which will keep us from it, while also reminding us that happiness isn't the only thing that makes life good. Hurka explores many topics: four types of good feeling (and the limits of good feeling); how we can improve our baseline level of happiness (making more money, it turns out, isn't the answer); which kinds of knowledge are most worth having; the importance of achieving worthwhile goals; the value of love and friendship; and much more. Unlike many philosophers, he stresses that there isn't just one good in life but many: pleasure, as Epicurus argued, is indeed one, but knowledge, as Socrates contended, is another, as is achievement. And while the great philosophers can help us understand what matters most in life, Hurka shows that we must ultimately decide for ourselves. This delightfully accessible book offers timely guidance on answering the most important question any of us will ever ask: How do we live a good life?
Happiness And Well Being
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Author : Rajendra M Chakrabarti
language : en
Publisher: Notion Press
Release Date : 2019-01-05
Happiness And Well Being written by Rajendra M Chakrabarti and has been published by Notion Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-05 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The book seeks to answer the following main questions: What is meant by happiness? What are the sources of happiness? What is meant by the well-being of man? What is the end in human life? When can we say that a man is successful in life? How can he be happy and successful? It is argued that happiness is not pleasure; it does not come through high income and consumption; beyond certain levels income and consumption cause dissatisfaction, unhappiness and alienation. The book upholds the Aristotelian view that happiness means living well - living a life of excellence. It discusses how moral judgment and habituation help the development of good life. It analyses paths of spiritual liberation, the highest state of human happiness. It also argues for a liberal state where people enjoy different negative and positive freedoms making possible flourishing of human diversities.