Health and Happiness

Name: Health and Happiness
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Health and Happiness takes a fresh interdisciplinary approach to the discussion of the relationship between health and happiness by examining how the topic is approached from both the field of philosophy and the field of psychology. With Important concepts explained clearly throughout and with features such as recommended reading, discussion points and key words, this book is essential reading for students studying philosophy of psychology, philosophy of medicine or the psychology of health and/or well-being.

Author Biography:

Lisa Bortolotti is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham. She specialises in the philosophy of the cognitive sciences and she has written extensively on the limitations of human cognition (irrational beliefs, distorted memories, confabulation, self-deception). She also has active research interests in applied ethics, especially research ethics, reproductive ethics, animal ethics, happy and meaningful lives, autonomous agency. Michael Larkin is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Birmingham, where he has worked as part of the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Program since 2004. He is a qualitative researcher with a particular interest in phenomenological and experiential approaches.

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January 5th, 2026

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