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Six Myths about the Good Life focuses on the values that are worth aiming for in our lives, a topic central to what has been called Philosophy of Life. We all have ideas about the good life. We think that pleasure makes life better. We want to be happy. We think that achievement…
"Six Myths about the Good Life focuses on the values that are worth aiming for in our lives, a topic central to what has been called Philosophy of Life. We all have ideas about the good life. We think that pleasure makes life better. We want to be happy. We think that achievemen…
"The notion of practical wisdom is one of Aristotle's greatest inventions. It has inspired philosophers as diverse as Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Elizabeth Anscombe, Michael Thompson, and John McDowell. Now a leading scholar of ancient philosophy offers a challenge to …
The notion of practical wisdom is one of Aristotle's greatest inventions. It has inspired philosophers as diverse as Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Elizabeth Anscombe, Michael Thompson, and John McDowell. Now a leading scholar of ancient philosophy offers a challenge to r…
When Thomas Jefferson placed "the pursuit of happiness" along with life and liberty in The Declaration of Independence he was most likely referring to Aristotle's concept of happiness, or eudaimonia. Eudaimonia is not about good feelings but rather the fulfillment of human poten…
When Thomas Jefferson placed "the pursuit of happiness" along with life and liberty in The Declaration of Independence he was most likely referring to Aristotle's concept of happiness, or eudaimonia. Eudaimonia is not about good feelings but rather the fulfillment of human poten…
The Unnatural Lottery explores moral luck as mediated by gender, race, social class, and sexual passions. Opportunities to become good are not the same for all. Kantian ethics assumes the same virtues accessible to all rational choosers. Character, however, is affected by circum…
The Unnatural Lottery explores moral luck as mediated by gender, race, social class, and sexual passions. Opportunities to become good are not the same for all. Kantian ethics assumes the same virtues accessible to all rational choosers. Character, however, is affected by circum…
"This book takes a fresh look at happiness from a practical perspective: the perspective of someone trying to solve the wonderful problem of how to give himself a good life. From this perspective, "happiness" is the name of a solution to that problem for practical deliberation. …
The virtues of happiness: a theory of the good life
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The virtues of happiness: a theory of the good life
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"As children, we learn life is unfair: bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. So, it is natural to ask, 'Why play fairly in an unfair world? If being immoral will get you what you want and you know you can't get caught, why not do it?' The answers…
