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Handbook of Eudaimonic Well-Being

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Joar Vittersø

    1. UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway

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  • Is a timely compilation of current research about “homo eudaimonicus”
  • Ties in with OECD guidelines on measuring subjective well-being
  • Meets increasing interest in the topic among researchers, decision makers and in public debates ?

Part of the book series: International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life (IHQL)

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. The Most Important Idea in the World: An Introduction

    • Joar Vittersø
    Pages 1-24

  3. Philosophical Eudaimonism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
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    2. The Philosophical Basis of Eudaimonic Psychology

      • Daniel M. Haybron
      Pages 27-53

    3. Ethics and Eudaimonic Well-Being

      • Johannes Hirata
      Pages 55-65

    4. Aristotle on Eudaimonia: On the Virtue of Returning to the Source

      • Blaine J. Fowers
      Pages 67-83

    5. Conceptual Challenges for a Science of Eudaimonic Well-Being

      • Lorraine L. Besser
      Pages 85-91

  4. Identifying the Elements of Psychological Eudaimonics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. Beautiful Ideas and the Scientific Enterprise: Sources of Intellectual Vitality in Research on Eudaimonic Well-Being

      • Carol D. Ryff
      Pages 95-107

    3. Eudaimonia as a Way of Living: Connecting Aristotle with Self-Determination Theory

      • Richard M. Ryan, Frank Martela
      Pages 109-122

    4. Internal Motivation, Instrumental Motivation, and Eudaimonia

      • Barry Schwartz, Amy Wrzesniewski
      Pages 123-134

    5. Eudaimonia and Wisdom

      • Alan Law, Ursula M. Staudinger
      Pages 135-146

    6. Eudaimonic Growth: The Development of the Goods in Personhood (or: Cultivating a Good Life Story)

      • Jack J. Bauer
      Pages 147-174

    7. Hedonia, Eudaimonia, and Meaning: Me Versus Us; Fleeting Versus Enduring

      • Michael F. Steger
      Pages 175-182

    8. The Eudaimonics of Positive Emotions

      • Barbara L. Fredrickson
      Pages 183-190

    9. On the Synergy Between Hedonia and Eudaimonia: The Role of Passion

      • Robert J. Vallerand
      Pages 191-204

    10. The Eudaimonics of the True Self

      • Rebecca J. Schlegel, Joshua A. Hicks, Andrew G. Christy
      Pages 205-213

    11. Eudaimonic and Hedonic Orientations: Theoretical Considerations and Research Findings

      • Veronika Huta
      Pages 215-231

    12. Genes, Environments and Core Features of Eudaimonic Wellbeing

      • Espen Røysamb, Ragnhild Bang Nes
      Pages 233-252

    13. The Feeling of Excellent Functioning: Hedonic and Eudaimonic Emotions

      • Joar Vittersø
      Pages 253-276
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About this book

This handbook presents the most comprehensive account of eudaimonic well-being to date. It brings together theoretical insights and empirical updates presented by leading scholars and young researchers. The handbook examines philosophical and historical approaches to the study of happy lives and good societies, and it critically looks at conceptual controversies related to eudaimonia and well-being. It identifies the elements of happiness in a variety of areas such as emotions, health, wisdom, self-determination, internal motivation, personal growth, genetics, work, leisure, heroism, and many more. It then places eudaimonic well-being in the larger context of society, addressing social elements. The most remarkable outcome of the book is arguably its large-scale relevance, reminding us that the more we know about the good way of living, the more we are in a position to build a society that can be supportive and offer opportunities for such a way of living for all of its citizens.

Editors and Affiliations

  • UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway

    Joar Vittersø

About the editor

Joar Vittersø is a professor of psychology at the University of Tromsø, Norway. He holds a Master’s degree in social anthropology and a Ph.D. in social psychology, both from the University of Oslo. Author of more than 60 scientific journal articles and book chapters, Dr. Vittersø primarily conducts research on well-being, positive emotions and other elements of a good life.

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