A nineteenth-century turning point: Nietzsche, Weber, Freud and Mill
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Turner, Bryan. (2019). A nineteenth-century turning point: Nietzsche, Weber, Freud and Mill. In In Y. Contreras-Vejar, J. Jen and B. Turner (Ed.). Regimes of Happiness: Comparative and Historical Studies pp. 235 - 248 Anthem Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvdjrnx3
Authors | Turner, Bryan |
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Editors | Y. Contreras-Vejar, J. Jen and B. Turner |
Abstract | Happiness as the ultimate goal of human endeavour is a thread running through theology and philosophy from the ancient Greeks to modern times. Such a claim raises immediately a host of critical objections and problems relating to the idea of cultural relativism. Can the theme of happiness be continuous and how would we know that? One way to overcome this dilemma is to identify ‘regimes of happiness’ – that is, clusters of ideas, practices and institutions that in one way or another connect to broad ideas of human wellbeing, flourishing and satisfaction or Eudaimonia to use the word that dominates... |
Keywords | philosophy; weber; freud; nietzsche |
Page range | 235 - 248 |
Year | 2019 |
Book title | Regimes of Happiness: Comparative and Historical Studies |
Publisher | Anthem Press |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9781783088850 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvdjrnx3 |
Research Group | Institute for Religion, Politics, and Society |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
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