{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-happiness-9781405115209","title":"A Brief History of Happiness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this brief history, philosopher Nicholas White reviews 2,500 years of philosophical thought about happiness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses 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?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders 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.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelates questions about happiness to ethics and to practical philosophy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas P. White\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.54w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405115209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2006 pg. 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/26\/2006 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas P. White\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":66719105417331,"sku":"9781405115209","price":58.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_8f99c81f-68e1-4449-b700-9ec16f7fcda6.jpg?v=1790423848","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-brief-history-of-happiness-9781405115209","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}