Well-Being in Contemporary Society

Well-Being in Contemporary Society edited by Johnny H. Søraker, Jan-Willem Van der Rijt, Jelle de Boer, Pak-Hang Wong, Philip Brey.

This anthology examines the practical role of well-being in contemporary society. It discusses developments such as globalization, consumerism, and the rapid innovation and use of new and emerging technologies, and focuses on the significant impact of these developments on the well-being of people l...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Søraker, Johnny H. (Editor), Van der Rijt, Jan-Willem (Editor), de Boer, Jelle (Editor), Wong, Pak-Hang (Editor), Brey, Philip (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Happiness Studies Book Series,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Quality of life.
Positive psychology.
Ethics.
Economic policy.
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Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction-Well-Being in Contemporary Society; Jelle de Boer, Jan-Willem van der Rijt, Johnny Hartz Søraker, Pak-Hang Wong and Philip Brey
  • Chapter 2. Towards Consensus on Well-Being; Timothy Taylor
  • Chapter 3. Towards a Widely Acceptable Framework for the Study of Personal Well-Being; Sam Wren-Lewis
  • Chapter 4. Well-Being between Science and Philosophy; Raffaele Rodogno
  • Chapter 5. Improving the Health Care Sector with a Hapiness-Based Approach: The Case of the Happiness Route; Laura Weiss, Sarah Kedzia, Aad Francissen and Gerben Westerhoff
  • Chapter 6. Conflict, Commitment and Well-Being; Rixar Arlegi and Miriam Teschl
  • Chapter 7. Can Technology make us Happy?: Ethics, Spectator's Happiness and the Value of Achievement; Andreas Spahn
  • Chapter 8. A Biomedical Shortcut to (Fraudulent) Happiness? An Analysis of the Notions of Well-Being and Authenticity Underlying Objections to Mood Enhancement; Birgit Beck and Barbara Stroop
  • Chapter 9. Increasing Societal Well-Being through Enhanced Empathy using Computer Games; Judith Annett and Stefan Berglund
  • Chapter 10. Well-Being, Happiness and Sustainability; Bengt Brülde
  • Chapter 11. The Political Pursuit of Happiness: A Popperian Perspective on Layard's Happiness Policy; Aloys Prinz and Björn Bünger
  • Chapter 12. Measuring Quality of Life - and Idea Whose Times has Come? Agenda-Settings Dynamics in Britain and the European Union; Ian Bache
  • Chapter 13. The Political Turn towards Happiness; Jan-Willem van der Rijt.

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