Can Virtue Make Us Happy?: The Art of Living and Morality

by Otfried Höffe

Book Overview

Can one be happy and free, and nonetheless be moral? This question occurs at the core of daily life and is, as well, a question as old as philosophy itself. In Can Virtue Make Us Happy? The Art of Living and Morality, Otfried H ffe, one of Europe's most well-known philosophers, offers a far-reaching and foundational work in philosophical ethics.

As long as one understands "happiness" purely as a feeling of subjective well-being, H...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810125455
• ISBN13: 9780810125452
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.8"