Happy-People-Pills For All
Blackwell Public Philosophy Series
1. Auflage April 2013
296 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Happy-People-Pills for All explores current theories of
happiness while demonstrating the need to develop advanced
pharmacological agents for the enhancement of our capacity for
happiness and wellbeing.
* Presents the first detailed exploration of the enhancement of
happiness
* A controversial yet rigorous argument that demonstrates the
moral imperative for the development and mass distribution of
'happy-pills', to promote the wellbeing of the
individual and society
* Brings together the philosophy, psychology and biology of
happiness
* Maps the development of the next generation of positive mood
pharmacology
* Offers a corrective to contemporary accounts of happiness
1 Introductory 1
2 What is Living and What is Dead in Brave New World 19
3 What DoWe Mean by 'Happiness'? 41
4 The Elements of the Good Life: It is a Very Big List 72
5 Wellbeing and Virtue 100
6 Happiness Promotes Perfection 120
7 Happy Pharmacology 155
8 Arguments for Happy-People-Pills 187
9 Ethical Objections 206
10 Happy-People-Pills and Public Policy 233
Index 273
and I recommend Happy-People-Pills for All if you are
interested 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 to
be happy, and why."
--Daniel Gilbert, Harvard University, Author of the
bestseller Stumbling on Happiness
"A game-changing contribution to philosophical debates about
happiness. Its arguments are ambitious, novel, and philosophically
focused and its discussion wide-ranging."
--Nicholas Agar, Victoria University of
Wellington, Author of Humanity's End: Why We Should Reject
Radical Enhancement
"Happy-People-Pills is a great examination of the
increasingly contentious issue of modifying our bodies and our
moods through pharmacology. Laying out in precise detail the
arguments for and against, Walker explains the importance of
happiness for health, life, and love and gives a powerful case for
using chemical technology to make more of it."
--Patrick Hopkins, Millsaps College, Author of Sex/Machine:
Readings in Culture, Gender, and Technology
