The Map Of Life - Conduct And Character - Couverture souple

Lecky, W.E.H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1445589966 ISBN 13 : 9781445589961

Editeur : Read Books, 2010

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Vlll THE MAP OF LIFE CHAPTER III PAOB Some general rales of happiness 1. A life full of work. Happiness should not be the main object of pursuit .. .19 Carlyle onE nnui 20 2. A im rather at avoiding suffering than attaining pleasure 21 3. The greatest pleasures and pains in spheres accessible to all 21 4. Importance and difficulty of realising our blessings while they last 24 Comparison and contrast 25 Content not the quality of progressive societies .. ..26 The problem of balancing content and the desire for progress .27 What civilisation can do for happiness .. .. .. 27 CHAPTER IV The relation of morals to happiness. The Utilitarian justification of virtue insufficient 29 Power of man to aim at something different from and higher than happiness .. 31 General coincidence of duty and happiness 32 The creation of unselfish interests one of the chief elements of happiness 33 Burke on a well-ordered life 33 Improvement of character more within our power than improvement of intellect 34 High moral qualities often go with low intellectual power .. 34 Dangers attaching to the unselfish side of our nature. Active charity personally supervised least subject to abuse .. .35 Disproportioned compassion 36 Treatment of animals ..
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Read Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1445589966
• ISBN 13: 9781445589961
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 342
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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