Actions for Living in happiness in a complex world : rules from Aristotle and Aquinas

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Living in happiness in a complex world : rules from Aristotle and Aquinas / Charles P. Nemeth

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Nemeth, Charles P., 1951-
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London : Anthem Press, an imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
Physical Description
xx, 162 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

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Machine generated contents note: 1. Aristotle and Aquinas: Backgrounds and Relevance to the Modern World -- Introduction -- Aristotle (384-322 BC) -- St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-J274) -- Rules for a Happy Life -- 2. Defining Happiness -- Parameters and Limitations on Happiness -- Happiness as Boundless Exhilaration or Contentment -- Happiness: Virtue and Vice -- Happiness: The Goods and the Ends of a Self-Sufficient Life -- Summary -- Rules for a Happy Life -- 3. Happiness: Wealth, Money and Material Possessions -- Introduction: Wealth and Human Activity -- Happiness, Wealth and the Virtuous Life -- Happiness, Levels of Wealth and Justice -- Conclusion: The Balance of Wealth and Virtue Leads to Happiness -- Rules for a Happy Life -- 4. Happiness: Fame, Power and Honor -- Introduction: Do Fame and Honor Bring True Happiness? -- Fame, Glory, Honor and the Concept of Happiness -- Power and the Concept of Happiness -- Conclusion -- Rules for a Happy Life -- 5. Is Happiness Derived from the Body and Pleasure? -- Introduction -- The Incapacity of the Body and Sensory Pleasure in the Pursuit of Happiness -- Happiness, the Body and Sexuality -- Happiness: Pornography and the Body -- Happiness: The Body and Sexual Promiscuity -- Happiness: The Body and Drugs/Alcohol -- Conclusion -- Rules for a Happy Life -- 6. Happiness: Family, Relationships, Marriage and Children -- Introduction -- Happiness, Marriage and Family -- Happiness, Family and Children -- Conclusion -- Rules for a Happy Life -- 7. Happiness, Spiritual Belief and Religion -- Introduction -- Happiness, Physical Well-Being, Health and the Spiritual life -- Happiness, Emotional Weil-Being and Mental Health -- Conclusion -- Rules for a Happy Life -- 8. The Rules and Recipe for a Happy Life -- ch. 1 Rules for a Happy Life -- Testing the rules -- ch. 2 Rules for a Happy Life -- Testing the rules -- ch. 3 Rules for a Happy Life -- Testing the rules -- ch. 4 Rules for a Happy life -- Testing the rules -- ch. 5 Rules for a Happy Life -- Testing the rules -- ch. 6 Rules for a Happy Life -- Testing the rules -- ch. 7 Rules for a Happy Life -- Testing the rules.
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ISBN
178527256X (paperback)
9781785272561 (paperback)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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