Handbook of Eudaimonic Well-Being

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
The Most Important Idea in the World: An Introduction....Pages 1-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
The Philosophical Basis of Eudaimonic Psychology....Pages 27-53
Ethics and Eudaimonic Well-Being....Pages 55-65
Aristotle on Eudaimonia: On the Virtue of Returning to the Source....Pages 67-83
Conceptual Challenges for a Science of Eudaimonic Well-Being....Pages 85-91
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Beautiful Ideas and the Scientific Enterprise: Sources of Intellectual Vitality in Research on Eudaimonic Well-Being....Pages 95-107
Eudaimonia as a Way of Living: Connecting Aristotle with Self-Determination Theory....Pages 109-122
Internal Motivation, Instrumental Motivation, and Eudaimonia....Pages 123-134
Eudaimonia and Wisdom....Pages 135-146
Eudaimonic Growth: The Development of the Goods in Personhood (or: Cultivating a Good Life Story)....Pages 147-174
Hedonia, Eudaimonia, and Meaning: Me Versus Us; Fleeting Versus Enduring....Pages 175-182
The Eudaimonics of Positive Emotions....Pages 183-190
On the Synergy Between Hedonia and Eudaimonia: The Role of Passion....Pages 191-204
The Eudaimonics of the True Self....Pages 205-213
Eudaimonic and Hedonic Orientations: Theoretical Considerations and Research Findings....Pages 215-231
Genes, Environments and Core Features of Eudaimonic Wellbeing....Pages 233-252
The Feeling of Excellent Functioning: Hedonic and Eudaimonic Emotions....Pages 253-276
Measuring Eudaimonic Well-Being....Pages 277-294
Front Matter....Pages 295-295
Well-Doing: Personal Projects and the Social Ecology of Flourishing....Pages 297-305
The Eudaimonics of Human Strengths: The Relations Between Character Strengths and Well-Being....Pages 307-322
Front Matter....Pages 295-295
The Mind of the “Happy Warrior”: Eudaimonia, Awe, and the Search for Meaning in Life....Pages 323-335
Heroism and Eudaimonia: Sublime Actualization Through the Embodiment of Virtue....Pages 337-348
The Eudaimonics of Health: Exploring the Promise of Positive Well-Being and Healthier Living....Pages 349-370
Eudaimonia, Aging, and Health: A Review of Underlying Mechanisms....Pages 371-378
Wholeness and Holiness: The Spiritual Dimension of Eudaimonics....Pages 379-394
Positive Interventions That Erode the Hedonic and Eudaimonic Divide to Promote Lasting Happiness....Pages 395-406
Front Matter....Pages 407-407
Eudaimonia and Culture: The Anthropology of Virtue....Pages 409-425
Eudaimonic Well-being: A Gendered Perspective....Pages 427-436
Sentimental Hedonism: Pleasure, Purpose, and Public Policy....Pages 437-452
The Eudemonics of Education....Pages 453-471
Developing Well-Being and Capabilities as a Goal of Higher Education: A Thought-Piece on Educating the Whole Student....Pages 473-484
Developing a Eudaimonia Research Agenda in Travel and Tourism....Pages 485-495
Hedonism, Eudaimonia, and the Serious Leisure Perspective....Pages 497-506
Eudaimonia and ‘Species Being’: A Marxist Perspective....Pages 507-520
Front Matter....Pages 521-521
Socrates’ Dissatisfaction, a Happiness Arms Race, and the Trouble with Eudaimonic Well-Being....Pages 523-529
Putting Eudaimonia in Its Place....Pages 531-541
Social Planning Without Bentham or Aristotle: Towards Dignified and Socially Engaged Well-being....Pages 543-561
Front Matter....Pages 563-563
The Future of Eudaimonic Well-Being: Subjectivism, Objectivism and the Lump Under the Carpet....Pages 565-569