Against Happiness

by Owen J. Flanagan

Book Overview

The "happiness agenda" is a worldwide movement that claims that happiness is the highest good, happiness can be measured, and public policy should promote happiness. Against Happiness is a thorough and powerful critique of this program, revealing the flaws of its concept of happiness and advocating a renewed focus on equality and justice.

Written by an interdisciplinary team of authors, this book provides both theoretical and empirical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231209495
• ISBN13: 9780231209496
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.4"