{"product_id":"fallenness-and-flourishing-hardcover","title":"Fallenness and Flourishing - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHud Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFallenness and Flourishing\u003c\/em\u003e opens with defenses of the philosophy of pessimism, first on secular grounds and then again on distinctively Christian grounds with reference to the fallenness of human beings. It then details traditional Christian reasons for optimism with which this philosophy of pessimism can be qualified. Yet even among those who accept the general religious worldview underlying this optimism, many nevertheless willfully resist the efforts required to cooperate with God and instead pursue happiness and well-being (or flourishing) on their own power. On the assumption that we can acquire knowledge in such matters, arguments are presented in favour of objective-list theories of well-being and the Psychic Affirmation theory of happiness, and the question 'How are people faring in this quest for self-achieved happiness and well-being?' is critically investigated. The unfortunate result is that nearly everywhere, people are failing. The causes of failure, it is argued, \u003cbr\u003eare found in the noetic effects of sin--especially in inordinate self-love and self-deception, but also in insufficient self-love--and such failure manifests both in widespread unhappiness and in that most misunderstood of the seven deadly sins, sloth. After a literary tour designed to reveal the many different ways that sloth can damage a life, Hud Hudson provides a constructive proposal for responding to this predicament featuring the virtue of obedience. This virtue is analysed, illustrated, and located in a new theory of well-being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHud Hudson, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of Philosophy, Western Washington University\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHud Hudson is Professor of Philosophy at Western Washington University. He works primarily in the areas of metaphysics and philosophy of religion, and he has been a recipient of both the Peter J. Elich Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Paul J. Olscamp Research Award. His publicaitons include\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fall and Hypertime\u003c\/em\u003e (2014) and\u003cem\u003eThe Metaphysics of Hyperspace\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2005).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42728718336063,"sku":"9780198849094","price":205.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b9d71fcf4ddcb06c6297f9750a384517.webp?v=1765119542","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/fallenness-and-flourishing-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}