Conceptions of Happiness - Couverture souple

Gotz, Ignacio L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0761849955 ISBN 13 : 9780761849957

Editeur : University Press Of America, 2009

Synopsis

Conceptions of Happiness, Revised Edition presents the thesis that happiness does not mean just one thing but many, and that these many meanings have been studied, described, argued, and practiced throughout the centuries in many climes and places. When asked if one is happy, people answer according to their own conception of happiness. Their conception may differ from that of the interrogator, who may not be unaware of this fact. People may also deem themselves happy differently at different times in their lives, depending upon their circumstances and on their own estimate of themselves. Therefore, to think that there is just one meaning of happiness spanning a lifetime does not correspond to the facts of life as we know and experience them. This book presents many views of happiness as espoused by their original founders and developers.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ignacio L. Götz is the Lawrence A. Stessin Distinguished Professor Emeritus at New College of Hofstra University. He is the author of many books and scholarly articles in philosophy and religion, including Technology and the Spirit (2001), Faith, Humor, and Paradox (2002), and Jesus the Jew(2009).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Press Of America
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0761849955
• ISBN 13: 9780761849957
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 248
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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