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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Bloomfield, Paul (1962-....)
Titre(s) : The virtues of happiness [Texte imprimé] : a theory of the good life / Paul Bloomfield
Publication : Oxford : Oxford university press, cop. 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (X-253 p.) ; 22 cm
Collection : Oxford moral theory
Lien à la collection : Oxford moral theory
Comprend : Chapter I: Getting Our Bearings ; Chapter II: Becoming Good ; Chapter III: Why
It's Good To Be Good.
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 233-244. Index
"As children, we learn life is unfair: bad things happen to good people and good things
happen to bad people. So, it is natural to ask, "Why play fairly in an unfair world?
If being immoral will get you what you want and you know you can't get caught, why
not do it?" The answers, as argued herein, begin by rejecting the idea that morality
and happiness are at odds with one another. From this point of view, we can see how
immorality undermines its perpetrator's happiness: self-respect is necessary for happiness,
and immorality undermines self-respect. As we see how our self-respect is conditional
upon how we respect others, we learn to evaluate and value ourselves, and others,
appropriately. The central thesis is the result of combining the ancient Greek conception
of happiness (eudaimonia) with a modern conception of self-respect. We become happy,
we life the best life we can, only by becoming virtuous: by being as courageous, just,
temperate, and wise as can be. These are the virtues of happiness. This book explains
why it is bad to be bad and good to be good, and what happens to people's values as
their practical rationality develops." -- Publisher's description
Sujet(s) : Bonheur (philosophie)
Bien (philosophie)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199827367. - ISBN 0199827362 (rel.) (papier neutre)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb442617719
Notice n° :
FRBNF44261771
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