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Happiness and Greek Ethical Thought

By M. Andrew Holowchak

Book information

Publisher
Hart Publishing
Year
2004
ISBN
9781472597922, 9780826474728
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2936113 bytes)
Pages
\260
Library
bloomsburycollections.com
Time added
2023-07-01 01:44:08

Description

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 are essential for living a happy life in any age. The author maintains that, in many respects, the Greek integrative ideal, contrary to the hedonistic individualism that many pluralistic societies at least implicitly advocate, is a much richer alternative that warrants honest reconsideration today.

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