{"product_id":"varieties-of-happiness-eudaimonism-and-greek-ethical-theory-9780197645062","title":"Varieties of Happiness: Eudaimonism and Greek Ethical Theory","description":"\u003cem\u003eVarieties of Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e critically examines the widespread belief that Greek ethics is a distinctive type of ethical theory labeled \"eudaimonist.\" Plainly, if a theory is eudaimonist, then the notion of eudaimonia must play a crucial role. Iakovos Vasiliou argues, however, that although it is true that ancient philosophers discuss eudaimonia frequently, it is far less clear that it plays a role in their ethical theories such that it makes for a distinctive kind of theory. Merely discussing what makes a human life a happy one is insufficient for a theory to be eudaimonist. Any philosopher might have views about what a happy life is, without that making their mode of ethical reasoning and deliberation distinctly eudaimonist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVasiliou identifies and critically analyzes three roles eudaimonia may play, which, individually or jointly, have been thought sufficient to make a theory eudaimonist: (1) as a comprehensive practical principle; (2) as a concept that can provide the content for virtuous action; and (3) as a motivation to pursue virtue. Through detailed interpretations of texts on happiness and virtue from Plato's Socratic dialogues, The Republic and Symposium, Aristotle's Nicomachean \u003cem\u003eEthics\u003c\/em\u003e, Epicurus, and the early Stoics, this book invites us to revise our understanding of ancient ethics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIakovos Vasiliou\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. He is the editor of \u003cem\u003eMoral Motivation\u003c\/em\u003e and the author of \u003cem\u003eAiming at Virtue in Plato, \u003c\/em\u003eas well as numerous articles on ancient Greek philosophy. He has previously taught at Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, Georgia State University, and Brooklyn College, City University of New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552715374866,"sku":"9780197645062","price":103.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a8720951-9600-4622-8b18-714e2a828559.jpg?v=1754900397","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/varieties-of-happiness-eudaimonism-and-greek-ethical-theory-9780197645062","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}