Open AccessBook Review: Philosophy and Happiness
Author(s) -
Alicia Hall
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of wellbeing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-8602
DOI - 10.5502/ijw.v1i1.19
Subject(s) - happiness , meaning (existential) , perspective (graphical) , meaning of life , psychology , sociology , epistemology , psychoanalysis , aesthetics , social psychology , philosophy , art , visual arts
Philosophy and Happiness, an impressive volume edited by Lisa Bortolotti, provides an excellent illustration of how the analysis of happiness requires clear thought about both the relevant questions and their potential solutions. This book, which grew out of the conference Happiness and the Meaning of Life, held at the University of Birmingham in 2007, offers a fresh perspective on a number of classic questions about happiness and also points the way toward new avenues of research.