Happiness and Goodness

Informationen zum Autor Steven M. Cahn is professor of philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He has written or edited some fifty books, including Fate, Logic, and Time ; God, Reason, and Religion ; Saints and Scamps: Ethics in Academia ; and From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor . Christine Vitrano is associate professor of philosophy at Brooklyn College, City University of New York. She is the author of The Nature and Value of Happiness and coeditor, with Steven M. Cahn, of Happiness: Classic and Contemporary Readings in Philosophy . Klappentext 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 satisfaction while treating others with due concern. The authors suggest that moral behavior is not necessary for happiness and does not ensure it. Yet they also argue that morality and happiness are needed for living well, and together suffice to achieve that goal. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword, by Robert B. Talisse 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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• Authors: Steven Cahn, Steven M. Cahn, Steven M. Vitrano Cahn, Cahn Steven M., Christine Vitrano, Vitrano Christine
• Assisted by: Talisse Robert (Foreword)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.07.2015
• EAN: 9780231172417
• ISBN: 978-0-231-17241-7
• No. of pages: 136
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 210 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Glück, Güte (moral.), SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, East Asian and Indian philosophy