Happiness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Jul 6, 2011 · Yet the significance of happiness for a good life has been hotly disputed in recent decades. Further questions of contemporary interest concern the relation between the philosophy and science …
Happiness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Spring 2020 Edition)
Jul 6, 2011 · There are roughly two philosophical literatures on “happiness,” each corresponding to a different sense of the term. One uses ‘happiness’ as a value term, roughly synonymous with well …
Happiness > Notes (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
A further wrinkle is that there is a growing body of non-Western and cross-cultural work on happiness, and it is plausible that the philosophical landscape depicted in this article will need revision if it is to …
Aristotle’s Ethics (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
May 1, 2001 · Aristotle conceives of ethical theory as a field distinct from the theoretical sciences. Its methodology must match its subject matter—good action—and must respect the fact that in this field …
The Meaning of Life (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
May 15, 2007 · 1. The Meaning of “Meaning” One of the field's aims consists of the systematic attempt to identify what people (essentially or characteristically) have in mind when they think about the topic …
Pleasure (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Nov 23, 2005 · Pleasure, in the inclusive usages important in thought about well-being, experience, and mind, includes the affective positivity of all joy, gladness, liking, and enjoyment – all our feeling good …
Hedonism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Apr 20, 2004 · Alternatively, if some definition is to be attempted, one thought is that the common phenomenal character of all pleasure is just its felt pleasantness. A different claim is that there is a …
The History of Utilitarianism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Mar 27, 2009 · Utilitarianism is one of the most powerful and persuasive approaches to normative ethics in the history of philosophy. The approach is a species of consequentialism, which holds that the …
Stoicism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Jan 20, 2023 · 3. Logic The scope of the branch of philosophy the Stoics called “logic” (logikê) was wide, including not only the analysis of argument forms and the development of a formal system of logic, …
Plato’s Ethics: An Overview - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Sep 16, 2003 · Like most other ancient philosophers, Plato maintains a virtue-based eudaemonistic conception of ethics. That is to say, happiness or well-being (eudaimonia) is the highest aim of moral …