{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-pleasure-an-introduction-paperback","title":"The Philosophy of Pleasure: An Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatarzyna de Lazari-Radek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe experience of pleasure, alongside pain, is a primary element of human life. It rules our instincts and desires for food, sex and avoiding various forms of harm. Crucial to psychological and social well-being, it has preoccupied philosophers from Aristotle to John Stuart Mill and plays a fundamental role in moral and ethical theory, especially utilitarianism. More recently, it has become a central subject for psychologists, biologists and neuroscientists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet it remains an elusive and deceptively difficult concept. What is pleasure? How does it differ from happiness? Should we value pleasure? Should we value \u003ci\u003eonly\u003c\/i\u003e pleasure? Which theories of pleasure are most plausible? In this rigorous and comprehensive introduction to the topic, Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek unpacks and assesses these questions and many more, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe history of pleasure from ancient China, India and Greece to modern times\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePleasure, sensation, feeling and consciousness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat scientific research reveals about the nature of pleasure - can pleasure be measured scientifically?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"Higher\" and \"lower\" pleasures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe relation between happiness and pleasure\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePleasure and pain\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePleasure and animals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePleasure as an ultimate good and the relation between pleasure and rationality.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Pleasure: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for students of ethics and political philosophy, and also suitable for those studying related disciplines such as psychology, politics and sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatarzyna de Lazari-Radek\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Lodz, Poland. With Peter Singer she is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Point of View of the Universe: Sidgwick and Contemporary Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eUtilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), and is editor of the Norton Library edition of John Stuart Mill's \u003ci\u003eUtilitarianism\u003c\/i\u003e (2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52724925366579,"sku":"9781138093119","price":91.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SOdezNucK59781138093119.webp?v=1763693805","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-pleasure-an-introduction-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}