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Six Myths about the Good Life

Author : Joel J. Kupperman
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603840605
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Six Myths about the Good Life written by Joel J. Kupperman and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2006-03-15 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six Myths about the Good Life focuses on the values that are worth aiming for in our lives, a topic central to what has been called Philosophy of Life. We all have ideas about the good life. We think that pleasure makes life better. We want to be happy. We think that achievements make a difference. There is something to all these ideas, but if taken simply and generally they all miss out on something. Six Myths about the Good Life explores what they miss and, in the process, gives a sense of what a good life can be.

Six Myths about the Good Life

Author : Joel Kupperman
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603843809
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Six Myths about the Good Life written by Joel Kupperman and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joel Kupperman provides an engaging introduction to theories of the good life by exploring the strengths and weakness of six simple statements of what a good life should be. Drawing on classic Chinese, Indian, Greek and Roman sources, Kupperman considers the various ways in which one might think about the values that are worth aiming for, and shows that no simple account can adequately express all that a good life can be.

Sport, Philosophy, and Good Lives

Author : Randolph Feezell
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496211480
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Sport, Philosophy, and Good Lives written by Randolph Feezell and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's more to sports than the ethos of competition, entertainment, and commercialism expressed in popular media and discourse. Sport, Philosophy, and Good Lives discusses sport in the context of several traditional philosophical questions, including: What is a good human life and how does sport factor into it? To whom do we look for ethical guidance? What makes human activities or projects meaningful? Randolph Feezell examines these questions along with other relevant topics in the philosophy of sport such as the contribution of play to a meaningful life, the various reasons for pessimistic views of sport, the various claims that celebrated athletes are role models, and the seldom-questioned view that coaches are in a position to offer advice to athletes on how to live or on leadership skills. He also discusses the way that non-Western attitudes found in Buddhism, Taoism, and the Bhagavad Gita might be used to address the vulnerabilities of sports participants. Feezell draws from current sports issues, popular literature, and contemporary sports figures to shed light on the attraction and value of sports and examine the accompanying ethical issues.

Managing Monsters

Author : Marina Warner
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1409028704
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Managing Monsters written by Marina Warner and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early 1994 Marina Warner delivered the prestigious Reith Lectures for the BBC. In a series of six lectures, she takes areas of contemporary concern and relates them to stories from mythology and fairy tale which continue to grip the modern imagination. She analyses the fury about single mothers and the anxiety about masculinity in the light of ideals about male heroism and control; the current despair about children and the loss of childhood innocence; the changing attitude of myths about wild men and beasts and the undertow of racism which is expressed in myths about savages and cannibals. The last lecture, on home, brings the themes together to examine ideas about who we are and where we belong, with reference to the British nation and its way of telling its own history. Using a range of examples from video games to Turner's paintings, from popular films to Keats, Marina Warner interweaves her critique of fantasy, dream and prejudice.

Perspectives on Happiness

Author : Søren Harnow Klausen
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004395792
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Happiness written by Søren Harnow Klausen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Happiness is a challenging, multifaceted topic, which obviously calls for an interdisciplinary approach. This work is a collection of papers which explores the phenomenon of happiness from a variety of angles, and from both theoretical and practical perspectives. They deal with the general nature and conditions of happiness, methods and measures for studying happiness, the consequences of happiness policies and discourses and the significance of specific factors, like landscapes or educational environments, for happiness. Some of the papers investigate the thoughts of ancient, 19th-century or 20th-century philosophers. Others employ theories and techniques from contemporary psychology to get a firmer grip on the elusive phenomenon of happiness. Contributors include Ranjeeta Basu, Valeriu Budeanu, Sarah A. Bushey, Mustafa Cihan Camci, Emily Corrigan-Kavanagh, Carolina Escobar-Tello, Julia Hotz, Søren Harnow Klausen, Kathy Pui Ying Lo, Andrea-Mariana Marian, Bryon Martin, Andrew Molas, Sean Moran, Liza Ortiz, Shelomi Panditharatne, Sheila M. Rucki, Jane Russel-O’Connor and Marie Thomas.

A Liberal Theory of Practical Morality

Author : Earl Spurgin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1786612259
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book A Liberal Theory of Practical Morality written by Earl Spurgin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moral issues and questions abound in daily life. Media outlets frequently raise awareness of many, such as those concerning individuals’ right to privacy. The same venues seldom, if ever, raise awareness of others, such as moral issues and questions concerning our fantasies. Regardless of the level of publicity various venues afford particular moral matters, most people who become aware of those matters find many interesting and important. A problem most encounter, however, is determining the criteria through which they should approach the moral matters they wish to engage. Ethicists have long sought a moral theory that would provide the desired criteria, but most will grant readily that those efforts have not produced a generally-accepted theory. This book presents the author’s case that a kind of moral liberalism is the theory we should use to engage daily life’s moral matters. The author presents a conception of moral liberalism, argues that it is the best approach to practical morality in a plural society, and applies it to several of morality’s practical matters.

Positive Psychology

Author : William C. Compton
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1544322917
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Positive Psychology written by William C. Compton and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Topically organized, Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Flourishing presents a highly engaging, up-to-date introduction to positive psychology. Authors William C. Compton and Edward Hoffman invite students to apply practices to their own lives, contexts, and experiences to ensure understanding. The text examines how positive psychology applies to stressors and health within such traditional research areas as developmental, clinical, personality, motivational, social, and behavioral psychology. Furthermore, the text offers perspectives on positive emotional states, research and theory on positive traits, coverage of positive institutions, and a look at the future of positive psychology. The Third Edition reflects significant growth in field with hundreds of new references and expanded content on topics including mindfulness, money and subjective well-being, and romantic love.

Practicing Philosophy as Experiencing Life: Essays on American Pragmatism

Author : Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004301992
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Practicing Philosophy as Experiencing Life: Essays on American Pragmatism written by Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practicing Philosophy as Experiencing Life: Essays on American Pragmatism is a collection of texts written by top international experts on American philosophy. They consider various strands of American pragmatism from the viewpoint of practical philosophy, and provide the historical background and an outline of the international encounter with other philosophical traditions. Many key figures of American thought and pragmatist philosophy are discussed. The volume combines a panorama of approaches and gives a wide scope of problems: ethical, religious, social, political, cultural, ontological, cognitive, anthropological, and others, so as to show that pragmatism can be seen as a philosophy of life and as such it focuses on the life problems of contemporary humans in particular and of humanity in general. Contributors are: Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley, John Lachs, Sami Pihlström , Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński, Kenneth W. Stikkers, and Emil Višňovský

Ethics and Qualities of Life

Author : Joel Kupperman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195308190
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Ethics and Qualities of Life written by Joel Kupperman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-12 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethics and Qualities of Life avoids over-simple, decontextualized accounts of ethical judgment and choice. Ethical theories evolve and can incorporate elements of seeming rivals. A case is made for assigning consequentialism a major role in justification or criticism of a moral order, but not in ethical discovery.

The Moral Life: Essays in Honour of John Cottingham

Author : N. Athanassoulis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230583156
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Book Synopsis The Moral Life: Essays in Honour of John Cottingham by : N. Athanassoulis

Download or read book The Moral Life: Essays in Honour of John Cottingham written by N. Athanassoulis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-05-29 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays by leading philosophers on the work of John Cottingham, focussing on his work in moral philosophy, discussing themes from his contributions to the debate on partiality and impartiality, the role of the emotions in the good life and the meaning of the worthwhile life. Including a 'replies' chapter by John Cottingham.

Quizzing America

Author : Mark Dunn
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147663050X
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Quizzing America written by Mark Dunn and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1950s television game show was a cultural touchstone, reflecting the zeitgeist of a flourishing modern nation. The author explores the iconography of the mid-20th century U.S. in the context of TV watching, game playing and prize winning. The scandals that marred the genre's reputation are revisited, highlighting American's propensity for both gullibility and winking cynicism.

Happy Ever After

Author : Paul Dolan
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241284457
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Happy Ever After written by Paul Dolan and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2019-01-17 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A passionate, provocative book. It isn't just a self-help book. It is a manifesto for a better society' Sunday Times 'One of the most rigorous articulations of the new mood of acceptance...a persuasive demolition of many of our cultural stories about how we ought to live' Oliver Burkeman, Guardian Paul Dolan, the bestselling author of Happiness by Design, shows us how to escape the myth of perfection and find our own route to happiness. Be ambitious; find everlasting love; look after your health ... There are countless stories about how we ought to live our lives. These narratives can make our lives easier, and they might sometimes make us happier too. But they can also trap us and those around us. In Happy Ever After, bestselling happiness expert Professor Paul Dolan draws on a variety of studies ranging over wellbeing, inequality and discrimination to bust the common myths about our sources of happiness. He shows that there can be many unexpected paths to lasting fulfilment. Some of these might involve not going into higher education, choosing not to marry, rewarding acts rooted in self-interest and caring a little less about living forever. By freeing ourselves from the myth of the perfect life, we might each find a life worth living.

Wise Stewards

Author : Michael W. Austin
Publisher : Kregel Academic
ISBN 13 : 0825424259
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book Wise Stewards written by Michael W. Austin and published by Kregel Academic. This book was released on 2009 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supplemental text for family and marriage courses; resource for pastors and marriage counselors; parents

Reasons from Within

Author : Alan H. Goldman
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191610364
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Reasons from Within written by Alan H. Goldman and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-11-26 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do the reasons we have for acting as we do derive from our concerns and desires, or are there objective values in the world that we are rationally required to pursue and protect? Alan H. Goldman argues for the internalist or subjectivist view of practical reasons on the grounds that it is simpler, more unified, and more comprehensible than the rival objectivist position. He provides a naturalistic account of practical rationality in terms of coherence within sets of desires or motivational states, and between motivations, intentions, and actions. Coherence is defined as the avoidance of self-defeat, the defeat of one's own deepest concerns. The demand for coherence underlies both practical and theoretical reason and derives from the natural aims of belief and action. In clarifying which desires create reasons, drawing on the literature of cognitive psychology, Goldman offers conceptual analyses of desires, emotions, and attitudes. Reasons are seen to derive ultimately from our deepest occurrent concerns. These concerns require no reasons themselves but provide reasons for many more superficial desires. In defense of this theory, Goldman argues that rational agents need not be morally motivated or concerned for their narrow self-interest. Objective values would demand such concern. They would be independent of our desires but would provide reasons for us to pursue and protect them. They would require rational agents to be motivated by them. But, Goldman argues, we are not motivated in that way, and it makes no sense to demand that our informed and coherent desires be generally other than they are. We need not appeal to such objective values in order to explain how our lives can be good and meaningful. Reasons from Within will appeal to anyone interested in the nature of values and reasons, particularly students of philosophy, psychology, and decision theory.

Moral Cultivation and Confucian Character

Author : Chenyang Li
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 143845323X
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Moral Cultivation and Confucian Character written by Chenyang Li and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A consideration of Confucian ethics that employs the work and concerns of the eminent comparative ethicist Joel J. Kupperman. In this volume, leading scholars in Asian and comparative philosophy take the work of Joel J. Kupperman as a point of departure to consider new perspectives on Confucian ethics. Kupperman is one of the few eminent Western philosophers to have integrated Asian philosophical traditions into his thought, developing a character-based ethics synthesizing Western, Chinese, and Indian philosophies. With their focus on Confucian ethics, contributors respond, expand, and engage in critical dialogue with Kuppermans views. Kupperman joins the conversation with responses and comments that conclude the volume. Joel Kupperman is rightly celebrated for his success at drawing on Eastern traditions to enlarge our (Western) understanding of key issues in philosophy. The impressive essays in this volume extend Kuppermans approach with stimulating reflections on character, emotions, and well-being. Stephen C. Angle, author of Contemporary Confucian Political Philosophy Each essay by a major figure in comparative philosophy is a masterful engagement with the Confucian tradition that reveals its resources for us today. Scholars and students of both Chinese philosophy and comparative philosophy will want to read this impressive volume. Owen Flanagan, author of The Bodhisattvas Brain: Buddhism Naturalized

Rationalist Pragmatism

Author : Mitchell Silver
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793605408
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Rationalist Pragmatism written by Mitchell Silver and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Rationalist Pragmatism: A Framework for Moral Objectivism, Mitchell Silver draws from a wide array of philosophical fields to formulate a comprehensive theory of ethics. He argues that an understanding of justification rooted in pragmatism leads to practical principles that apply to all those we would recognize as persons. The account bears implications for the nature of selfhood, the freedom of the will, the meaning of moral terms, the power of moral principles to motivate, conceptions of truth, the nature of value, and the use and abuse of abstract moral theorizing. Rationalist Pragmatism develops its pragmatically informed morality in light of prominent ethical schools, as well as relevant topics in the philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology, including the correspondence theory of truth, inferentialist semantics, motivational internalism, the source of value, and experimental philosophy. Finally, Silver explores concrete moral and political implications of his theory, demonstrating that metaethics can affect positions regarding the morality of personal relations; the treatment of animals; and political assessments of democracy, socialism, and nationalism. Silver maintains that our interest in truth—our rational nature as practical and theoretical beings—forms us as a community of mutually recognizing truth seekers.

How Should One Live?

Author : Richard A.H. King
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110252899
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book How Should One Live? written by Richard A.H. King and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese and Greco-Roman ethics present highly articulate views on how one should live; both of these traditions remain influential in modern philosophy. The question arises how these traditions can be compared with one another. Comparative ethics is a relatively young discipline, and this volume is a major contribution to the field. Fundamental questions about the nature of comparing ethics are treated in two introductory chapters, followed by chapters on core issues in each of the traditions : harmony, virtue, friendship, knowledge, the relation of ethics to morality, relativism. The volume closes with a number of comparative studies on emotions, being and unity, simplicity and complexity, and prediction.