Happiness : a very short introduction / Daniel M. Haybron.
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: | Ebook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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Edition: | First edition. |
Series: | Very short introductions ;
360. |
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Online Access: | Oxford Very Short Introductions |
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: | 1 online resource (xviii, 149 pages) : illustrations, portraits. |
Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0191654329 0191778575 9780191654329 9780191778575 |