Happiness : a very short introduction /
Most of us spend our lives striving for happiness. But what is it? How important is it? How can we (and should we) pursue it? In this 'Very Short Introduction' Dan Haybron provides a comprehensive look at the nature of happiness. By using examples, Haybron considers how we measure happines...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Edition: | First Edition. |
| Series: | Very short introductions ;
360. |
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| Summary: | Most of us spend our lives striving for happiness. But what is it? How important is it? How can we (and should we) pursue it? In this 'Very Short Introduction' Dan Haybron provides a comprehensive look at the nature of happiness. By using examples, Haybron considers how we measure happiness, what makes us happy and considers its subjective nature. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 149 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 18 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-140) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199590605 (pbk.) 0199590605 (pbk.) |