The Nature and Value of Happiness 1st Edition

“Christine Vitrano invokes a wonderful style that I do not see very often in textbooks. Readers will engage with the author and be carried along as she enters into a very significant philosophical conversation about past and present interpretations of happiness.”
—Jennifer Baker, College of Charleston

“Accessible and jargon free, The Nature and Value of Happiness 1st Edition provides a ready introduction to the key concepts, arguments, and principles espoused by Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, the Epicureans, and the modern Utilitarians. The result empowers students to formulate their own views alongside critical arguments from the Big Thinkers on what must surely be a most important, if not final, aim of life, our own happiness.”
—Cynthia Willett, Emory University

Professor Vitrano has devoted many years to considering the numerous issues that surround happiness, and her understanding of the topic runs deep She offers a remarkably lucid presentation of the subject, eschewing arcane terminology, obscure references, and convoluted arguments. I find her reasoning persuasive and her conclusions compelling.
Steven M. Cahn, The City University of New York (From the Foreword)
Christine Vitrano invokes a wonderful style that I do not see very often in textbooks. Readers will engage with the author and be carried along as she enters into a very significant philosophical conversation about past and present interpretations of happiness.
Jennifer Baker, College of Charleston
Accessible and jargon free, The Nature and Value of Happiness 1st Edition provides a ready introduction to the key concepts, arguments, and principles espoused by Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, the Epicureans, and the modern Utilitarians. The result empowers students to formulate their own views alongside critical arguments from the Big Thinkers on what must surely be a most important, if not final, aim of life, our own happiness.
Cynthia Willett, Emory University“