Happiness—Concept, Measurement and Promotion

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

This open access book defines happiness intuitively and explores several common conceptual mistakes with regard to happiness. It then moves on to address topical issues including, but not limited to, whether money can buy you happiness, why happiness is ultimately the only thing of intrinsic value, and the various factors important for happiness.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-12-04
Mått:155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:446 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:183
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789813349711

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Mer om författaren

Yew-Kwang Ng has been Special Chair Professor at the School of Economics, Fudan University, Shanghai, and is Emeritus Professor with Monash University. He is in the Advisory Board of the Global Priorities Institute at Oxford University and was invited to deliver the inaugural Atkinson Memorial Lecture in 2018 at Oxford University. He has received many awards including the top award (Distinguished Fellow) of the Economic Society of Australia in 2007.

Innehållsförteckning

What is Happiness? Why is Happiness Important.- Happiness versus Preference.- Some Conceptual Mistakes about Happiness.- Happiness or Life Satisfaction.- Happiness as the Only Intrinsic Value.- The Measurement and Comparison of Happiness.