Action, Happiness, Morality

Is morality necessary in order to achieve happiness? From the perspective of the individual, who finds itself confronted with ethical challenges, this question demands a broadening of moral theory towards a theory of the ethical life.

This, on the other hand, requires an explanation of the structure of human action and life, as philosopher Ursula Wolf, one of the most prominent voices of the present debate on ethics, shows. In this collection of essays written over the course of three decades, Wolf tries to resume and continue the ancient striving for such a comprehensive ethics based on various problems such as akrasia and the relationship between virtue and happiness.

»Not only does Wolf make explain how happiness and morality are connected but also what role morality plays in practical considerations.« Lea De Gregorio, DIE ZEIT