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Happiness and Greek Ethical Thought

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

AvM. Andrew Holowchak

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This book presents a fresh exploration of happiness through the ideas of the ancient Greek philosophers. It introduces readers to the main currents of Greek ethical thought (Socratic living, Platonism, Aristotelianism, Epicureanism, Scepticism, Stoicism, Cynicism) and takes a close look at characters such as Socrates, Diogenes and Alexander the Great. Yet Happiness and Greek Ethical Thought is much more than just a casual stroll through ancient thinking. It attempts to show how certain common themes in Greek thought (the role of reason as a guide for all actions, regard for virtue as a type of internal stability of character, recognition that ethics is not just a public but also a personal affair, etc.) are essential for living a happy life in any age. The author stresses that the Greek ethical ideal was principally integrative and suggests that the right conception of happiness involves integration at three different, but nested levels: personal, socio-political, and cosmic.He argues that, in many respects, the Greek integrative ideal, contrary to the hedonistic individualism that many pluralistic societies today at least implicitly advocate, is a much richer alternative that warrants honest reconsideration today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2004-08-01
Mått138 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt440 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieContinuum Studies in Ancient Philosophy
Antal sidor272
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9780826474728

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List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Four Views of Happiness; Chapter 1: Happiness and Beauty: Platonic Eroticism in Symposium; Chapter 2: Happiness as a Mean: Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics; Chapter 3: Happiness and Pleasure: Epicurean Hedonism; Chapter 4: Happiness and Doubt: Greek Skepticism; Part II: Three Levels of Integration; Chapter 5: Happiness and Personal Integration; Chapter 6: Happiness and Political Integration; Chapter 7: Happiness and Cosmic Integration; Postscript; Appendix A: Important Names; Appendix B: Important Terms; Bibliography Index

"'Holowchak introduces the reader to the richer ancient tradition of thought about happiness. He presents some of the ancient philosophical theories, together with typical modern responses to them, and the reader is drawn in to engage with thoughts which are both philosophically challenging and directly relevant to the living of our lives. Through attractive topical selections of ancient philosophical thought about happiness Holowchak builds up for our serious consideration the ancient idea that happiness is a matter of rational integration of the self, developed in terms of the individual's relationship to their community and to the cosmos. This is a vigorous introduction to a rich way of thinking of about the way we live our lives' Julia Annas, Regents Professor of Philosophy, University of Arizona"