A Brief History of Happiness

• Author(s): Nicholas P. White,
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Pages: 208
• ISBN_10: 1405153121
  ISBN_13: 9781405153126
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Philosophy / History & Surveys / General , Philosophy / General ,

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In this brief history, philosopher Nicholas White reviews 2,500 years of philosophical thought about happiness.

• Addresses key questions such as: What is happiness? Should happiness play such a dominant role in our lives? How can we deal with conflicts between the various things that make us happy?
• Considers the ways in which major thinkers from antiquity to the modern day have treated happiness: from Plato’s notion of the harmony of the soul, through to Nietzsche’s championing of conflict over harmony.
• Relates questions about happiness to ethics and to practical philosophy.