Happiness, unhappiness, and chance in the philosophy of Paul Ricoeur /
This book argues that the notions of happiness, unhappiness and chance in the philosophy of Paul Ricoeur offer an overarching conceptualization of happiness that has significant implications for contemporary popular and philosophical accounts of happiness. This alternative understanding of happiness...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
[2025].
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| Series: | Studies in the thought of Paul Ricoeur.
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| Summary: | This book argues that the notions of happiness, unhappiness and chance in the philosophy of Paul Ricoeur offer an overarching conceptualization of happiness that has significant implications for contemporary popular and philosophical accounts of happiness. This alternative understanding of happiness can serve as a corrective to the kind of happiness presented by the happiness sciences, religion and consumerism. |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 242 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-234) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781666976373 1666976377 9781666976397 1666976393 |