Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xvii
5. 1. INTRODUCTION 1
6. 2. WASTED LIVES? 3
7. 3. PROJECTS OF WORTH? 7
8. 4. FLOURISHING? 12
9. 5. THINGS THAT MATTER? 16
10. 6. MORALITY AND HAPPINESS 20
11. 7. MORALITY AND UNHAPPINESS 25
12. 8. CHARACTER 29
13. 9. APPEARING MORAL 32
14. 10. GOD AND MORALITY 36
15. 11. HEAVEN AND HELL 40
16. 12. MORAL JUDGMENTS 44
17. 13. MORAL STANDARDS 50
18. 14. CHOOSING THE EXPERIENCE MACHINE 56
19. 15. HAPPINESS AND IGNORANCE 63
20. 16. ASSESSING ACHIEVEMENT 67
21. 17. PLEASURES AND PAINS 70
22. 18. FEAR OF THE DIVINE 74
23. 19. FEAR OF UNFULFILLED DESIRES 78
24. 20. FEAR OF DEATH 82
25. 21. FUTILITY 86
26. 22. LIVING WELL 90
27. 23. SATISFACTION 94
28. 24. CONCLUDING QUESTIONS 97
29. Notes 101
30. Index 111
31. About the Authors 115