Invulnerability: On Securing Happiness

Steven Luper

ISBN 10: 0812693221 / ISBN 13: 9780812693225

Published by Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S., 1999

About this Item

This work presents a treatment of the issue of death, comparing the Western approach of "optimising" with the Eastern approach of "adapting". It analyses the nature of happiness, and explains how adaption may be implemented. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPD; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304. . 1999. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Invulnerability: On Securing Happiness
• Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812693221
• ISBN 13: 9780812693225
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Steven Luper analyzes the nature of happiness and compares two strategies of pursuit: the western approach known as 'optimizing', in which we try to bring about the satisfaction of our desires, and the eastern method known as 'adapting', in which we transform our desires so that nothing can hurt us.
"Luper's clearly written, yet heartfelt, book will serve to widen the narrow horizons of contemporary moral debate, and not just within academia". -- David E. Cooper University of Durham

About the Author

Steven Luper (formerly Steven Luper-Foy) is Professor of Philosophy at Trinity University, San Antonio.