| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 247 pages) : illustrations, map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Continuum studies in ancient philosophy
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Continuum studies in ancient philosophy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-239) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Map; Introduction; Part I: Four Views of Happiness; Part II: Three Levels of Integration; Postscript; Appendix A: Important Names; Appendix B: Important Terms; Further Reading; Index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Happiness -- History.
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Happiness. |
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History. |
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Ethics, Ancient.
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Ethics, Ancient. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Holowchak, Mark, 1958- Happiness and Greek ethical thought. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2004 (DLC) 2004051602 |
| ISBN |
9781847142054 (electronic book) |
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1847142052 (electronic book) |
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9780826474728 |
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0826474721 |
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0826474721 |
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