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A Brief History of Happiness -
05-02-2008, 07:49 AM
 In this brief history, philosopher Nicholas White reviews 2,500 years of philosophical thought about happiness. * Addresses key questions such as: What is happiness? Should happiness play such a dominant role in our lives? How can we deal with conflicts between the various things that make us happy? * Considers the ways in which major thinkers from antiquity to the modern day have treated happiness: from Plato’s notion of the harmony of the soul, through to Nietzsche’s championing of conflict over harmony. * Relates questions about happiness to ethics and to practical philosophy. Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/111922736/A_Brief_History_of_Happiness.pdf
    
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