Six Myths About The Good Life

Author : Joel J. Kupperman
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603840605
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( 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.

Author : Joel Kupperman
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Author : Marina Warner
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1409028704
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( 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 128 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.

Author : Randolph Feezell
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496211480
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( 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 292 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.

Author : Søren Harnow Klausen
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004395792
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( 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: This work explores the phenomenon of happiness from a variety of angles. The papers discuss the nature and conditions of happiness, methodological questions, policies and discourses, and the significance of specific factors, like landscapes or educational environments, for happiness.

Author : Philip J. Sampson
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 083082281X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 6 Modern Myths About Christianity & Western Civilization written by Philip J. Sampson and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2001-01-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Philip J. Sampson dispels six myths about Christianity and Western civilization and results in unsettling conven-tional wisdom and providing an enlightening look at truth.

Author : Earl Spurgin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1786612259
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( 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.

Author : William C. Compton
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1544322917
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( 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.

Author : Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004301992
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( 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 essays by top international experts on American philosophy who study pragmatism in the context of a philosophy of life.

Author : N. Athanassoulis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230583156
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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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 278 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.