{"product_id":"the-routledge-handbook-of-philosophy-of-well-being-9781138574083","title":"The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Well-Being","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe concept of well-being is one of the oldest and most important topics in philosophy and ethics, going back to ancient Greek philosophy. Following the boom in happiness studies in the last few years it has moved to centre stage, grabbing media headlines and the attention of scientists, psychologists and economists. Yet little is actually known about well-being and it is an idea that is often poorly articulated.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Well-Being provides a comprehensive, outstanding guide and reference source to the key topics and debates in this exciting subject.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComprising over 40 chapters by a team of international contributors, the \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into six parts: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewell-being in the history of philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecurrent theories of well-being, including hedonism and perfectionism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexamples of well-being and its opposites, including friendship and virtue and pain and death\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etheoretical issues, such as well-being and value, harm, identity and well-being and children\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewell-being in moral and political philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewell-being and related subjects, including law, economics and medicine.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssential reading for students and researchers in ethics and political philosophy, it is also an invaluable resource for those in related disciplines such as psychology, politics and sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guy Fletcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 6.85w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138574083\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuy Fletcher\u003c\/strong\u003e is a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His current research is in metaethics, on moral language and moral psychology. Another strand of research is in political philosophy, on hate speech. He also has a persistent side-interest in John Stuart Mill. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Well-Being: An Introduction \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge, 2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44031972769907,"sku":"9.78114E+12","price":104.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_3927fd65-d440-4fba-9756-36c27872d42f.jpg?v=1761483734","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-routledge-handbook-of-philosophy-of-well-being-9781138574083","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}