
Philosophy as Frustration
Happiness Found and Feigned from Greek Antiquity to the Present
Bruce Silver(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 20. June 2013
Book
Hardback
388 pages
978-90-04-25421-3 (ISBN)
Description
In Philosophy as Frustration: Happiness Found and Feigned from Greek Antiquity to Present Bruce Silver analyzes important views of happiness from Greek antiquity into the present. He argues that in many cases philosophers and positive psychologists do a poor job of defending the views of happiness they promote. Too often the philosophical approaches to what constitutes happiness are at odds with themselves and with possibilities for living happily. In some cases readers discover that the phrase "happy human being" is oxymoronic and that the most a person can expect is a life that is a measure of calm.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
718 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-25421-3 (9789004254213)
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Bruce Silver, Ph.D. (1972), University of Colorado, is professor emeritus at the University of South Florida. He has published articles in early-modern philosophy, American philosophy and philosophy in literature.