Toward an integrated science of wellbeing /
"There has always been interest in understanding what constitutes the good life. Starting with early philosophical writings, sustainable wellbeing at multiple scales - from physical and psychological health, through to the societal and environmental - has been a fundamental goal. Much has been...
| Other Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "There has always been interest in understanding what constitutes the good life. Starting with early philosophical writings, sustainable wellbeing at multiple scales - from physical and psychological health, through to the societal and environmental - has been a fundamental goal. Much has been written at each of these scales, from the perspectives of psychology, medicine, economics, social science, ecology, and political science. However, their interconnections have received far less attention, even though the identification of these interdependencies is critical to the comprehensive understanding and advancement of wellbeing"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 319 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197567609 0197567606 9780197567586 0197567584 0197567592 9780197567593 |