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The best within us : positive psychology perspectives on Eudaimonia / edited by Alan S. Waterman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: xv, 303 pages ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1433812614
  • 9781433812613
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 158 23
LOC classification:
  • BF204.6 .B477 2013
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. Schlegel, 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: "Eudaimonia, or the notion that one's being is 'drawn by nature toward the highest good, ' is an ancient philosophy that today informs the field of positive psychology. The Best Within Us explores the many ways the philosophic concept of eudaimonia is being employed in psychology, specifically in the study of flourishing and the fulfillment of potentials, identity development, happiness, and well-being. For the individual, eudaimonic functioning contributes not only to quality of life but also to caring, intimate personal relationships and to engagement in prosocial activities. This book is for psychologists, philosophers, and educators who are interested in the moral and motivational aspects of happiness. It will also be a valuable resource for graduate students seeking research ideas pertaining to quality of life."--Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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. Schlegel, 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.

"Eudaimonia, or the notion that one's being is 'drawn by nature toward the highest good, ' is an ancient philosophy that today informs the field of positive psychology. The Best Within Us explores the many ways the philosophic concept of eudaimonia is being employed in psychology, specifically in the study of flourishing and the fulfillment of potentials, identity development, happiness, and well-being. For the individual, eudaimonic functioning contributes not only to quality of life but also to caring, intimate personal relationships and to engagement in prosocial activities. This book is for psychologists, philosophers, and educators who are interested in the moral and motivational aspects of happiness. It will also be a valuable resource for graduate students seeking research ideas pertaining to quality of life."--Back cover.

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