Happy-People-Pills For All
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Beschreibung
Happy-People-Pills for All explores current theories ofhappiness while demonstrating the need to develop advancedpharmacological agents for the enhancement of our capacity forhappiness and wellbeing.
* Presents the first detailed exploration of the enhancement ofhappiness
* A controversial yet rigorous argument that demonstrates themoral imperative for the development and mass distribution of'happy-pills', to promote the wellbeing of theindividual and society
* Brings together the philosophy, psychology and biology ofhappiness
* Maps the development of the next generation of positive moodpharmacology
* Offers a corrective to contemporary accounts of happiness
Autor*in
Mark Walker
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Bioethics & Medical Ethics Bioethik, Medizinethik Medical Science Medizin Medizinethik Philosophie Philosophy Psychopharmacology Psychopharmakologie
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"The philosophical portions of the book are good enough,and I recommend Happy-People-Pills for All if you areinterested in a fun "what-if" discussion." (PsycCRITIQUES, 10 February 2014)
"Summing Up: Recommended. With reservations. General readers." (Choice, 1 January 2014)
"A fascinating and provocative argument, beautifully made.This book challenges everything you believe about who deserves tobe happy, and why."
--Daniel Gilbert, Harvard University, Author of thebestseller Stumbling on Happiness
"A game-changing contribution to philosophical debates abouthappiness. Its arguments are ambitious, novel, and philosophicallyfocused and its discussion wide-ranging."
--Nicholas Agar, Victoria University ofWellington, Author of Humanity's End: Why We Should RejectRadical Enhancement
"Happy-People-Pills is a great examination of theincreasingly contentious issue of modifying our bodies and ourmoods through pharmacology. Laying out in precise detail thearguments for and against, Walker explains the importance ofhappiness for health, life, and love and gives a powerful case forusing chemical technology to make more of it."
--Patrick Hopkins, Millsaps College, Author of Sex/Machine:Readings in Culture, Gender, and Technology
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