A Brief History of Happiness

In this brief history, philosopher Nicholas White reviews 2,500 years of philosophical thought about happiness.

• Addresses key questions such as: What is happiness? Should happiness play such a dominant role in our lives? How can we deal with conflicts between the various things that make us happy?
• Considers the ways in which major thinkers from antiquity to the modern day have treated happiness: from Plato's notion of the harmony of the soul, through to Nietzsche's championing of conflict over harmony.
• Relates questions about happiness to ethics and to practical philosophy.

Author: Nicholas P. White
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 01/01/2006
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.54w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781405115209

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2006 pg. 312
Christian Century 12/26/2006 pg. 33

About the Author
Nicholas P. White is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine.