03077nam 22006015 450 991051218230332120251009101402.0981-334-972-710.1007/978-981-33-4972-8(CKB)5100000000152561(MiAaPQ)EBC6827718(Au-PeEL)EBL6827718(OCoLC)1291318156(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/74906(ODN)ODN0010171406(oapen)doab74906(DE-He213)978-981-33-4972-8(EXLCZ)99510000000015256120211203d2022 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHappiness—Concept, Measurement and Promotion /by Yew-Kwang Ng1st ed. 2022.Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :Imprint: Springer,2022.1 online resource (188 pages) illustrations981-334-971-9 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.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. It also presents a more reliable and interpersonally comparable method for measuring happiness and discusses twelve factors, from A to L, that are crucial for individual happiness: attitude, balance, confidence, dignity, engagement, family/friends, gratitude, health, ideals, joyfulness, kindness and love. Further, it examines important public policy considerations, taking into account recent advances in economics, the environmental sciences, and happiness studies. Novel issues discussed include: an environmentally responsible happy nation index to supplement GDP, the East Asian happiness gap, a case for stimulating pleasure centres of the brain, and an argument for higher public spending.Well-beingQuality of lifeEthicsWell-BeingQuality of Life ResearchMoral Philosophy and Applied EthicsWell-being.Quality of life.Ethics.Well-Being.Quality of Life Research.Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics.306BUS030000PHI005000SOC026000bisacshNg Yew-Kwang140515MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910512182303321Happiness—Concept, Measurement and Promotion4451415UNINA