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020 _a9781009378543 (ebook)
020 _z9781009517270 (hardback)
020 _z9781009378536 (paperback)
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050 4 _aBF204.6
_b.L37 2024
082 0 4 _a150.1988
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100 1 _aLarsen, Mads,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aEvolutionary perspectives on enhancing quality of life /
_cMads Larsen, Nina Witoszek.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2024.
300 _a1 online resource (63 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aCambridge elements. Elements in applied evolutionary science
_x2752-9428
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Apr 2024).
506 0 _aOpen Access.
_fUnrestricted online access
_2star
520 _aPositive psychology is a thriving field with increasing political influence, yet there are few evolutionary studies that have had a tangible impact on rethinking mechanisms of well-being. This Element reviews existing literature and proposes synthesizing insights into human flourishing under an umbrella of multilevel selection (MLS). Conceptualizing quality of life as 'Happiness + Meaning = Well-being' draws attention to how people navigate between individual and group needs, and how they reconcile selfish pursuits with altruism and cooperation. We define happiness as the cluster of affects that reward individuals for solving adaptive challenges. We approach meaning as a reward that individuals experience when contributing to their community. By way of examples, we critically examine the Nordic well-being societies whose ethos and education advance prosocial values and practices and strike a balance between individualist and communitarian ideals. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
650 0 _aPositive psychology.
650 0 _aQuality of life.
700 1 _aWitoszek, Nina,
_eauthor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781009517270
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781009378543
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