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Philosophy and the Good Life
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Artikel-Nr:
9781405160773
Veröffentl:
2007
Erscheinungsdatum:
09.04.2007
Seiten:
192
Autor:
Jean Kazez
Gewicht:
454 g
Format:
240x161x15 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Jean Kazez received a PhD in philosophy from the University of Arizona in 1991. She divides her time between writing and adjunct teaching at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where she lives with her husband and two children.
What does it mean to have a "good life"? Is it a matter of choice or chance? In this engaging book, author Jean Kazez asks the perennial philosophical questions about what we should place at the center of our lives. Incorporating the views of both past and present philosophers, as well as examples from history, literature, media, and the news, this concise introduction to ethics and philosophy offers a unique opportunity for personal reflection.
Introduction. 1. This Mortal World. 2. Strange Lives. 3. Reason and Luck. 4. Is Happiness All That Matters?. 5. Necessities. 6. Puzzles of Diversity. 7. Hard Choices. 8. Trying to be Good. 9. The Religious Realm. 10. Taking Aim. Notes. Bibliography. Acknowledgments. Index