LEADER 03077nam 22006015 450 001 9910512182303321 005 20251009101402.0 010 $a981-334-972-7 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-33-4972-8 035 $a(CKB)5100000000152561 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6827718 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6827718 035 $a(OCoLC)1291318156 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/74906 035 $a(ODN)ODN0010171406 035 $a(oapen)doab74906 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-33-4972-8 035 $a(EXLCZ)995100000000152561 100 $a20211203d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHappiness?Concept, Measurement and Promotion /$fby Yew-Kwang Ng 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (188 pages) $cillustrations 311 08$a981-334-971-9 327 $aWhat 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. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aWell-being 606 $aQuality of life 606 $aEthics 606 $aWell-Being 606 $aQuality of Life Research 606 $aMoral Philosophy and Applied Ethics 615 0$aWell-being. 615 0$aQuality of life. 615 0$aEthics. 615 14$aWell-Being. 615 24$aQuality of Life Research. 615 24$aMoral Philosophy and Applied Ethics. 676 $a306 686 $aBUS030000$aPHI005000$aSOC026000$2bisacsh 700 $aNg$b Yew-Kwang$0140515 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910512182303321 996 $aHappiness?Concept, Measurement and Promotion$94451415 997 $aUNINA