| Description |
xv, 303 pages ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Recipes for a good life: eudaimonism and the contribution of philosophy / Valerie Tiberius -- Feelings, meanings, and optimal functioning: some distinctions between hedonic and eudaimonic well-being / Joar Vittersø -- What humans need: flourishing in Aristotelian philosophy and self-determination theory / Richard M. Ryan, Randall R. Curren, Edward L. Deci -- Eudaimonic well-being and health: mapping consequences of self-realization / Carol D. Ryff --Eudaimonic identity theory / Alan S. Waterman, Seth J. Schwartz -- Individual daimon, universal needs, and subjective well-being: happiness as the natural consequence of a life well lived / Kennon M. Sheldon -- Pursuing eudaimonia versus hedonia: distinctions, similarities, and relationships -- Veronika Huta -- Is meaning in life a flagship indicator of well-being? / Michael F. Steger, Joo Yeon Shin, Yerin Shim, Arissa Fitch-Martin -- Passion and optimal functioning in society: a eudaimonic perspective / Robert J. Vallerand -- Importance of who you really are: the role of the true self in eudaimonia / Rebecca J. Schegel, Kelly A. Hirsch, Christina M. Smith / Cross-cultural perceptions of meaning and goals in adulthood: their roots and relations with happiness / Antonella Delle Fave, Marié Wissing, Ingrid Brdar, Dianne Vella-Brodrick, Teresa Freire / Discovering positive lives and futures: adolescent eudaimonic expression through activity involvement / J. Douglas Coatsworth, Erin Hiley Sharp / Human strengths and well-being: finding the best within us at the intersection of eudaimonic philosophy, humanistic psychology, and positive psychology / P. Alex Linley |
| Summary |
Recipes for a good life: eudaimonism and the contribution of philosophy / Valerie Tiberius -- Feelings, meanings, and optimal functioning: some distinctions between hedonic and eudaimonic well-being / Joar Vittersø -- What humans need: flourishing in Aristotelian philosophy and self-determination theory / Richard M. Ryan, Randall R. Curren, Edward L. Deci -- Eudaimonic well-being and health: mapping consequences of self-realization / Carol D. Ryff --Eudaimonic identity theory / Alan S. Waterman, Seth J. Schwartz -- Individual daimon, universal needs, and subjective well-being: happiness as the natural consequence of a life well lived / Kennon M. Sheldon -- Pursuing eudaimonia versus hedonia: distinctions, similarities, and relationships -- Veronika Huta -- Is meaning in life a flagship indicator of well-being? / Michael F. Steger, Joo Yeon Shin, Yerin Shim, Arissa Fitch-Martin -- Passion and optimal functioning in society: a eudaimonic perspective / Robert J. Vallerand -- Importance of who you really are: the role of the true self in eudaimonia / Rebecca J. Schegel, Kelly A. Hirsch, Christina M. Smith / Cross-cultural perceptions of meaning and goals in adulthood: their roots and relations with happiness / Antonella Delle Fave, Marié Wissing, Ingrid Brdar, Dianne Vella-Brodrick, Teresa Freire / Discovering positive lives and futures: adolescent eudaimonic expression through activity involvement / J. Douglas Coatsworth, Erin Hiley Sharp / Human strengths and well-being: finding the best within us at the intersection of eudaimonic philosophy, humanistic psychology, and positive psychology / P. Alex Linley |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Positive psychology.
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Well-being.
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Happiness.
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| Author |
Waterman, Alan S.
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| LC no. |
2012030170 |
| ISBN |
9781433812613 |
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1433812614 |
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