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Fred Feldman presents a philosophical study of the nature and value of happiness. The aim is to understand what happiness is. Opposing theories of happiness are explained and criticized and a new theory is presented and defended. Feldman's views have important implications for moral philosophy and also for the emerging field of hedonic psychology.
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According to an ancient and still popular view -- sometimes known as 'eudaimonism' -- a person's well-being, or quality of life, is ultimately determined by his or her level of happiness. According to this view, the happier a person is, the better off he is. The doctrine is controversial in part because the nature of happiness is controversial. In What Is This Thing Called Happiness? Fred Feldman presents a study of the nature and value of happiness. PartOne contains critical discussions of the main philosophical and psychological theories of happiness. Feldman presents arguments designed to show that each of these theories is problematic. Part Two contains hispresentation and defense of his own theory of happiness, which is a form of attitudinal hedonism. On this view, a person's level of happiness may be identified with the extent to which he or she takes pleasure in things. Feldman shows that if we understand happiness as he proposes, it becomes reasonable to suppose that a person's well-being is determined by his or her level of happiness. This view has important implications not only for moral philosophy, but also for the emerging field ofhedonic psychology. Part Three contains discussions of some interactions between the proposed theory of happiness and empirical research into happiness.
Author Biography
Fred Feldman has been a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst since 1969.
Table of Contents
1: Some Puzzles about HappinessPart One - Some Things that Happiness Isn't2: Sensory Hedonism about Happiness3: Kahneman's "Objective Happiness"4: Subjective Local Preferentism about Happiness5: Whole Life Satisfaction Concepts of HappinessAppendix A. Happiness and Time: More Nails in the Coffin of WLSAppendix B. Happiness =df. Whatever the Happiness Test MeasuresPart Two - What Happiness Is6: What is This Thing Called Happiness?Appendix C. The Meaning(s) of 'Happy'7: Attitudinal Hedonism about Happiness8: EudaimonismAppendix D - Five Grades of Demonic Possession9: The Problem of Inauthentic Happiness10: Disgusting Happiness11: Our Authority Over Our Own HappinessPart Three - Implications for the Empirical Study of Happiness12: Measuring Happiness13: Empirical Research; Philosophical Conclusions14: The Central Points of the Project as a Whole
Review
`Review from previous edition Feldman is a charming writer, with a knack for compelling and often amusing thought experiments.'The Guardian`a terrific piece of work, a real tour de force. The writing is exceptionally clear, the discussion exceptionally straightforward and sensible, the criticism of other philosophers' accounts of the nature and value of happiness exceptionally careful and insightful, and the presentation of Feldman's own account exceptionally interesting ... of interest to philosophers at all levels of sophistication''Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
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Fred Feldman presents a philosophical study of the nature and value of happiness.
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According to an ancient and still popular view -- sometimes known as 'eudaimonism' -- a person's well-being, or quality of life, is ultimately determined by his or her level of happiness. According to this view, the happier a person is, the better off he is. The doctrine is controversial in part because the nature of happiness is controversial. In What Is This Thing Called Happiness? Fred Feldman presents a study of the nature and value of happiness. PartOne contains critical discussions of the main philosophical and psychological theories of happiness. Feldman presents arguments designed to show that each of these theories is problematic. Part Two contains his presentation and defense of his own theory of happiness, which is a form of attitudinal hedonism. Onthis view, a person's level of happiness may be identified with the extent to which he or she takes pleasure in things. Feldman shows that if we understand happiness as he proposes, it becomes reasonable to suppose that a person's well-being is determined by his or her level of happiness. This view has important implications not only for moral philosophy, but also for the emerging field of hedonic psychology. Part Three contains discussions of some interactions between the proposed theory ofhappiness and empirical research into happiness.
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`Review from previous edition Feldman is a charming writer, with a knack for compelling and often amusing thought experiments. 'The Guardian`a terrific piece of work, a real tour de force. The writing is exceptionally clear, the discussion exceptionally straightforward and sensible, the criticism of other philosophers' accounts of the nature and value of happiness exceptionally careful and insightful, and the presentation of Feldman's own account exceptionally interesting ... of interest to philosophers at all levels of sophistication' 'Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
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Review from previous edition: "Feldman is a charming writer, with a knack for compelling and often amusing thought experiments." --The Guardian
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Fred Feldman is a leading name in ethical philosophyArgues persuasively that pleasure is what countsHappiness is a hot topic in philosophyFeldman writes in an exceptionally clear and informative style
Details ISBN0199645930 Author Fred Feldman Pages 304 Publisher Oxford University Press Year 2012 ISBN-10 0199645930 ISBN-13 9780199645930 Format Paperback Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1941 Short Title WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED HAPP Language English Media Book Publication Date 2012-03-08 DEWEY 170 UK Release Date 2012-03-08 AU Release Date 2012-03-08 NZ Release Date 2012-03-08 Alternative 9780199571178 Audience General We've got this
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