Happiness Is Overrated

by Raymond Angelo Belliotti

Book Overview

Happiness Is Overrated begins with an historical overview of the development of the concept of 'happiness' from Plato to contemporary writers, highlighting the best scholarship emerging from philosophy, psychology, and sociology. Belliotti includes practical advice on how to attain happiness and addresses issues centered on the meaning of life. Happiness, he argues, is not the greatest personal good, or even a great good in itself. In...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742533611
• ISBN13: 9780742533615
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"