Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek is a professor at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Lodz, Poland. With Peter Singer she is author of The Point of View of the Universe: Sidgwick and Contemporary Ethics (2014) and Utilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction (2017), and is editor of the Norton Library edition of John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism (2021).

• Introduction Part 1: Pleasure and Well-Being 1. Theorizing about pleasure – some historical background 2. Hedonism 3. Happiness, Time and Measurement Part 2: The Philosophy of Pleasure 4. What is pleasure? 5. The Constitution of pleasure: internalism vs externalism Part 3: The Science of Pleasure 6. The Neuroscience of Pleasure 7. Animals’ Pleasures Conclusion. Index

"Succeeds brilliantly as a clear and readable introduction, yet manages also to be a pioneering work that draws on neuroscience as well as philosophy to make real progress in our understanding of pleasure." - Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics and The Life You Can Save"A joy to read. Well-written and informed by relevant literature. Original and interesting. This book skilfully connects the philosophical and neuroscientific literatures on pleasure." - Ben Bramble, Australian National University

Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek is a professor at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Lodz, Poland. With Peter Singer she is author of The Point of View of the Universe: Sidgwick and Contemporary Ethics (2014) and Utilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction (2017), and is editor of the Norton Library edition of John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism (2021).

• Introduction Part 1: Pleasure and Well-Being 1. Theorizing about pleasure – some historical background 2. Hedonism 3. Happiness, Time and Measurement Part 2: The Philosophy of Pleasure 4. What is pleasure? 5. The Constitution of pleasure: internalism vs externalism Part 3: The Science of Pleasure 6. The Neuroscience of Pleasure 7. Animals’ Pleasures Conclusion. Index

"Succeeds brilliantly as a clear and readable introduction, yet manages also to be a pioneering work that draws on neuroscience as well as philosophy to make real progress in our understanding of pleasure." - Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics and The Life You Can Save"A joy to read. Well-written and informed by relevant literature. Original and interesting. This book skilfully connects the philosophical and neuroscientific literatures on pleasure." - Ben Bramble, Australian National University

Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek is a professor at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Lodz, Poland. With Peter Singer she is author of The Point of View of the Universe: Sidgwick and Contemporary Ethics (2014) and Utilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction (2017), and is editor of the Norton Library edition of John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism (2021).

• Introduction Part 1: Pleasure and Well-Being 1. Theorizing about pleasure – some historical background 2. Hedonism 3. Happiness, Time and Measurement Part 2: The Philosophy of Pleasure 4. What is pleasure? 5. The Constitution of pleasure: internalism vs externalism Part 3: The Science of Pleasure 6. The Neuroscience of Pleasure 7. Animals’ Pleasures Conclusion. Index

"Succeeds brilliantly as a clear and readable introduction, yet manages also to be a pioneering work that draws on neuroscience as well as philosophy to make real progress in our understanding of pleasure." - Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics and The Life You Can Save"A joy to read. Well-written and informed by relevant literature. Original and interesting. This book skilfully connects the philosophical and neuroscientific literatures on pleasure." - Ben Bramble, Australian National University