Happiness and Greek ethical thought

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Happiness and Greek ethical thought

M. Andrew Holowchak

（Continuum studies in ancient philosophy）

Continuum, c2004

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-239) and index

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内容説明

This book presents a fresh exploration of happiness through the ideas of the ancient Greek philosophers. It introduces readers to the main currents of Greek ethical thought (Socratic living, Platonism, Aristotelianism, Epicureanism, Scepticism, Stoicism, Cynicism) and takes a close look at characters such as Socrates, Diogenes and Alexander the Great. Yet Happiness and Greek Ethical Thought is much more than just a casual stroll through ancient thinking. It attempts to show how certain common themes in Greek thought (the role of reason as a guide for all actions, regard for virtue as a type of internal stability of character, recognition that ethics is not just a public but also a personal affair, etc.) are essential for living a happy life in any age. The author stresses that the Greek ethical ideal was principally integrative and suggests that the right conception of happiness involves integration at three different, but nested levels: personal, socio-political, and cosmic. He argues that, in many respects, the Greek integrative ideal, contrary to the hedonistic individualism that many pluralistic societies today at least implicitly advocate, is a much richer alternative that warrants honest reconsideration today.

目次

  • List of Figures
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Four Views of Happiness
  • Chapter 1: Happiness and Beauty: Platonic Eroticism in Symposium
  • Chapter 2: Happiness as a Mean: Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
  • Chapter 3: Happiness and Pleasure: Epicurean Hedonism
  • Chapter 4: Happiness and Doubt: Greek Skepticism
  • Part II: Three Levels of Integration
  • Chapter 5: Happiness and Personal Integration
  • Chapter 6: Happiness and Political Integration
  • Chapter 7: Happiness and Cosmic Integration
  • Postscript
  • Appendix A: Important Names
  • Appendix B: Important Terms
  • Bibliography Index

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