Happy-People-Pills For All

Mark Walker author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:26th Apr '13

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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
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“The philosophical portions of the book are good enough, 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)

ISBN: 9781118357477

Dimensions: 226mm x 150mm x 13mm

Weight: 386g

296 pages