Since the earliest days of philosophy, thinkers have debated the
meaning of the term happiness and the nature of the good life. But
it is only in recent years that the study of happiness - or
'hedonics' - has developed into a formal field of inquiry, cutting
across a broad range of disciplines and offering insights into a
variety of crucial questions of law and public policy. "Law and
Happiness" brings together the best and most influential thinkers
in the field to explore the question of what happiness is - and
what factors can be demonstrated to increase or decrease it. Martha
C. Nussbaum offers an account of the way that hedonics can
productively be applied to psychology; Cass R. Sunstein considers
the unexpected relationship between happiness and health problems;
Matthew Adler and Eric A. Posner view hedonics through the lens of
cost-benefit analysis; David A. Weisbach considers the relationship
between happiness and taxation; Mark A. Cohen examines the role
that crime - and fear of crime - can play in people's assessment of
their happiness; and, other distinguished contributors take
similarly innovative approaches to the topic of happiness. The
result is a kaleidoscopic overview of this increasingly prominent
field, offering surprising new perspectives and incisive analyses
that will have profound implications for the law and our lives.
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