Human Flourishing - Volume 16, Part 1

Studies human flourishing, its place in moral theory, and the influence of ancient theorists on contemporary philosophers.

List of contents

1. Human flourishing and the appeal to human nature Douglas B. Rasmussen; 2. The three faces of flourishing Thomas Hurka; 3. Flourishing egoism Lester H. Hunt; 4. The idea of a life plan Charles Larmore; 5. Human flourishing versus desire satisfaction Richard J. Arneson; 6. Happiness and human flourishing in Kant's Ethics Thomas E. Hill Jr; 7. Valuing activity Stephen Darwall; 8. Ancient perfectionism and its modern critics Georgios Anagnostopoulos; 9. Aristotle's elusive Summum Bonum Sarah Broadie; 10. Eudaimonism, love and friendship, and political community David O. Brink; 11. No families, no freedom: human flourishing in a free society Jennifer Roback Morse; 12. Politics, neutrality, and the good Richard Kraut; 13. Human flourishing and universal justice Thomas W. Pogge.

Summary

The essays in this volume offer important insights into the nature of human flourishing, its place in moral theory, and the influence of ancient theorists on the views of contemporary philosophers.

Product details

• Authors: Ellen Frankel Paul
• Assisted by: Fred D. Miller (Editor), Fred Dycus Miller (Editor), Fred Dycus Jr. Miller (Editor), Ellen Frankel Paul (Editor), Jeffrey Paul (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521644716
• ISBN: 978-0-521-64471-6
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 635 g
• Series: Social Philosophy and Policy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works