Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Utility - Happiness in Philosophical and Economic Thought

Informationen zum Autor Charles Kenny is an economist and policy adviser at the World Bank. Sir Anthony Kenny was formerly Master of Balliol College! Oxford! and is currently president of the British Academy. His books include Medieval Philosophy! A Brief History of Western Philosophy! Ancient Philosophy and Wittgenstein. Klappentext A volume on the nature, ingredients, causes and consequences of human happiness by the father and son team of Anthony and Charles Kenny. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; The Supreme Good; Aristotelian Happiness; Utilitarian Happiness; Material Welfare; Subjective Wellbeing; Conclusion: The Good Life; Public Policy! Personal Responsibility and the Good Life.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Kenny, Anthony Kenny Kenny, Charles Kenny, Charles Kenny Kenny
• Assisted by: Anthony Kenny (Editor), Charles Kenny (Editor)
• Publisher: Imprint Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.2006
• EAN: 9781845400521
• ISBN: 978-1-84540-052-1
• No. of pages: 275
• Series: St. Andrews Studies in Philoso; St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs; St. Andrews Studies in Philoso; St Andrews Studies in Philosop
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics