God and Happiness

This Element explores the connection between God and happiness, with happiness understood as a life of well-being or flourishing that goes well for the one living it. It provides a historical and contemporary survey of philosophical questions, theories, and debates about happiness, and it asks how they should be answered and evaluated from a theistic perspective. The central topics it covers are the nature of happiness (what is it?), the content of happiness (what are the constituents of a happy life?), the structure of happiness (is there a hierarchy of goods?), and the possibility of happiness (can we be happy?). It argues that God's existence has significant, positive, and desirable implications for human happiness.

List of contents

1. The concept of happiness; 2. The nature of happiness; 3. The content and structure of happiness; 4. The possibility of happiness; 5. The hope of happiness; References.

Summary

This Element explores the connection between God and happiness, with happiness understood as a life of well-being or flourishing that goes well for the one living it. The central topics it covers are the nature of happiness, the content of happiness, the structure of happiness, and the possibility of happiness.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Shea, Matthew (Franciscan University of Steubenvil Shea, Matthew (Franciscan University of Steubenville Shea
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2024
• EAN: 9781009517164
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0951716-4
• No. of pages: 80
• Series: Elements in the Problems of God
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christianity / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, RELIGION / Psychology of Religion, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, positive psychology, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Nature & existence of God, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Nature and existence of God and of the Divine