"The Quality of Life: Aristotle Revised presents a philosophical theory about the constituents of human well-being. The principal idea is that what Aristotle calls 'external goods' - wealth, reputation, power - have at most an indirect bearing on the quality of our lives. Starti…
"Adam Sandel revives one of the oldest philosophical questions: What constitutes a good life? Drawing on the wisdom of thinkers ancient and modern, as well as his own experience as a teacher and record-setting athlete, he argues that fulfillment lies not in achieving goals but i…
"Adam Sandel revives one of the oldest philosophical questions: What constitutes a good life? Drawing on the wisdom of thinkers ancient and modern, as well as his own experience as a teacher and record-setting athlete, he argues that fulfillment lies not in achieving goals but i…
"Adam Sandel revives one of the oldest philosophical questions: What constitutes a good life? Drawing on the wisdom of thinkers ancient and modern, as well as his own experience as a teacher and record-setting athlete, he argues that fulfillment lies not in achieving goals but i…
"A hard chair, an irritating draught of air, an embarrassing conversation--all of these provoke in us a sense of discomfort. Normally we define 'discomfort' simply as a lack of comfort. But which came first, comfort or its lack? A Philosophy of Discomfort explores the idea of co…
"A hard chair, an irritating draught of air, an embarrassing conversation--all of these provoke in us a sense of discomfort. Normally we define 'discomfort' simply as a lack of comfort. But which came first, comfort or its lack? A Philosophy of Discomfort explores the idea of co…
The Routledge handbook of philosophy of well-being
The Routledge handbook of philosophy of well-being
"The concept of well-being has emerged as a key category of social and political thought, especially in the fields of moral and political philosophy, development studies and economics. This book takes a critical look at the notion of well-being by examining what well-being means…