Interest in eudaimonia (eg, growth, meaning, authenticity, excellence) and its distinction from
hedonia (eg, pleasure, enjoyment, comfort, absence of distress) is growing rapidly, as …

This book develops a conception of student flourishing as the overarching aim of education.
Taking as its basis the Aristotelian concept of eudaimonia, it provides a theoretical study of …

Recently, the disagreement that separates hedonic from eudaimonic philosophers has
spread to the science of wellbeing. This has resulted in two opposing perspectives …

What is human well-being? Valerie Tiberius argues that our lives go well to the extent that
we succeed in terms of what matters to us emotionally, reflectively, and over the long term. In …

Well-being occupies a central role in ethics and political philosophy, including in major
theories such as utilitarianism. It also extends far beyond philosophy: recent studies into the …

This paper attempts to explain the conceptual connections between happiness and well-
being. It first distinguishes episodic happiness from happiness in the personal attribute …

Thick concepts, namely those concepts that describe and evaluate simultaneously, present
a challenge to science. Since science does not have a monopoly on value judgments, what …

Well-being is defined in a range of different ways, most notably in the psychological and
philosophical literatures. A dimensional scheme is presented that locates the variety of …

Balanced time perspective (BTP) describes a tendency to focus on past, present and future
time horizons that fosters well-being and positive life outcomes. Deviation from the balanced …

Enhancing subjective well-being is essential for enlightening individual pursuit of a better
life in positive psychology. Although numerous research projects have preliminarily …