Brief happiness

This chapter describes the savanna theory of happiness, which posits that it may not be only the consequences of a given situation in the current environment that affect individual...

Does wealth accumulation impact subjective well-being? Within a country, household wealth has been shown to improve individual well-being by providing a safety net of protection ag...

Abstract This book examines and interprets the uncanny similarity between capitalism and socialism over the twentieth century as both systems found ways to encourage...

This chapter explores what we can know about the conceptualization and representation of by poorer Britons. It draws on ‘pauper letters’ to parish authorities, written tactically, ...

Governments rely on certain basic metrics and tools to analyze prospective laws and policies and to monitor how well their countries are doing. In the United States, cost-benefit a...

Abstract Visual Arts and Human Flourishing provides an overview of the role of human flourishing in the central disciplines of the arts, humanities, and their respec...

In one of the most charming works to survive from classical antiquity, Xenophon’s Symposium depicts an amiable evening of wine, entertainment, and conversation shared by Socrates, ...