Most contemporary work on well-being assumes that individuals have several different kinds of well-being: Momentary well-being—i.e., well-being at a particular point in time. Periodic well-being—i.e., […] Read More
Category: Happiness
Consider a father who looks at his beloved daughter and thinks, ‘What I want most in life is just for you to be happy.’ In […] Read More
How well a person’s life is going (i.e., how high it is in welfare or well-being) is determined by how good or bad for that […] Read More
I came to philosophy motivated by a long-standing sense that there is something profoundly wrong with the way we live, a sentiment well expressed in […] Read More
When we talk about what is good for a person, our talk may invoke different notions of a person’s good. No one of these notions […] Read More
When theorizers assess how people are doing, they often speak in terms of happiness or in terms of well-being. Neither of these appears ideal to […] Read More
America has seen a dramatic increase in the number of so-called “deaths of despair”. Caused by opioid addiction, alcohol or drug overdose and suicide, these […] Read More
Nicole Hassoun is initiating an exciting new continuing feature at PEA Soup: A series of posts on happiness and wellbeing. This blog series will be […] Read More