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212 pages ; 24 cm In Human Happiness and Morality, noted philosopher Robert Almeder provides lucid introductory explanations of the major ethical theories and traditions, as well as a clear and comprehensive discussion of the proposed answers to three basic questions in ethics: What makes a right act right? Why should I be moral? What is human happiness and how can I attain it? He then ventures beyond the basic questions, describing the relationship between morality and happiness; clearly defining human happiness; and raising the question of whether happiness, so defined, is the likely product of a life lived morally. In the final chapter, Almeder details simple Stoic rules for happy living and shows how it is possible to live the good life despite the existence of unhappiness and failure in others Includes bibliographical references (page 206) and indexes What makes a right act right? The theoretical alternatives -- Why should I be moral? Four responses -- What is human happiness? -- Stoicism revisited: prescriptions for attaining human happiness

Author

Almeder, Robert F.

Publisher

Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9781573927598

Subjects

Philosophy, Humanities