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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haybron, Daniel M. (Author)
Format: Ebook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Very short introductions ; 360.
Subjects:
Online Access:Oxford Very Short Introductions

MARC

LEADER 00000czm a2200000 i 4500
003 OCoLC
005 20221102193303.0
007 cr mn|||||n|||
008 131202s2013 enkac ob 001 0 eng d
010 |z  2012537574 
011 |a BIB MATCHES WORLDCAT 
011 |a EDS Title: Happiness : a very short introduction 
011 |a Has 38 WorldCat Holdings 
011 |a MARC Score : 11150(23550) : OK 
011 |a Supplemental Search Result 
020 |a 0191654329  |q Internet 
020 |a 0191778575  |q Internet 
020 |a 9780191654329  |q Internet 
020 |a 9780191778575  |q Internet 
020 |z 0199590605  |q pbk. 
020 |z 9780199590605  |q pbk. 
035 |a (EDS)EDS3093049 
035 |a (OCoLC)894394354 
040 |a StDuBDS  |b eng  |e rda  |c CUD  |d DLC  |d RST  |d LNT  |d IXA  |d UUA  |d YDXCP  |d CDX  |d BTCTA  |d UKMGB  |d BDX  |d CHVBK  |d OCLCO  |d UNITY  |d OCLCF  |d XII  |d OCLCQ  |d ATU 
042 |a lccopycat 
050 0 0 |a BF575.H27  |b H389 2013 
082 0 4 |a 152.42  |2 23 
100 1 |a Haybron, Daniel M.,  |e author.  |9 1084289 
245 1 0 |a Happiness :  |b a very short introduction /  |c Daniel M. Haybron. 
250 |a First edition. 
264 1 |a Oxford, United Kingdom :  |b Oxford University Press,  |c 2013. 
300 |a 1 online resource (xviii, 149 pages) :  |b illustrations, portraits. 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
490 1 |a Very short introductions ;  |v 360 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a A remarkable fact -- What is happiness? -- Life satisfaction -- Measuring happiness -- The sources of happiness -- Beyond happiness : well-being -- Getting outside oneself : virtue and meaning -- A good life. 
520 8 |a 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. 
538 |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
650 0 |a Happiness.  |9 318651 
830 0 |a Very short introductions ;  |v 360.  |9 292706 
856 4 0 |u https://ezproxy.aut.ac.nz/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/455  |z Oxford Very Short Introductions  |x TEMPORARY ERM URL 
907 |a .b18675487  |b 19-06-20  |c 29-07-16 
942 |c EB 
998 |a none  |b 23-06-17  |c m  |d z   |e -  |f eng  |g enk  |h 0 
999 |c 1355401  |d 1355401 
Availability
Requests
Request this item Request this AUT item so you can pick it up when you're at the library.
Interlibrary Loan With Interlibrary Loan you can request the item from another library. It's a free service.