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Four meditations on happiness / Michael Hampe ; translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch.

Title
Four meditations on happiness / Michael Hampe ; translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch.
Author
Hampe, Michael, 1961-
Publication
London : Atlantic Books, 2014.

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Additional Authors
Bulloch, Jamie
Description
243 pages; 21 cm.
Summary
Striving for a happy, perfect life is as old as mankind. Can one achieve such a goal at all? Can there be a universally applicable theory about happiness? In this original and thought-provoking book philosopher Michael Hampe sets out to find some answers.
Uniform Title
Das vollkommene Leben. English
Alternative Title
Das vollkommene Leben.
Subject
  • Happiness
  • Happiness > Philosophy
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Calenberg Prize -- 2.Scientific and technological progress as a means to eliminate unhappiness -- 3.The happiness of peace of mind -- 4.Happiness is impossible, but the truth is beautiful -- 5.Intensity and security as requirements of happy experiences -- 6.Polyphony.
ISBN
  • 9780857894038 (hbk.)
  • 085789403X (hbk.)
OCLC
861357927
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library