Ten years ago, shortly after publishing a book called The Morality of Happiness about the structure of ancient ethical theory, I received an email informing me that I had been adde
Many empirical studies throughout the social and biomedical sciences focus only on very narrow outcomes such as income, or a single specific disease state, or a measure of positive
The philosophy of Aristotle (384-322, B.C.E.) remains a beacon of our culture. But no part of Aristotle's work is more alive and compelling today than his contribution to ethics an
Well-being is most commonly used in philosophy to describe what is non-instrumentally or ultimately good for a person. The question of what well-being consists in is of independent
Everyone wants to be happy. Happiness is obviously a good thing and, if we can get it without sacrificing other important things, we would. Most people wish not just for their own
In ordinary speech, “well-being” is often used interchangeably with such terms as “health,” “happiness,” and “prosperity” (see Happiness). To be concerned about someone's well-bein
God himself, in creating man in his own image, has written upon his heart the desire to see him. Even if this desire is often ignored, God never ceases to draw man to himself becau
The Beatitudes are at the heart of Jesus' preaching. They take up the promises made to the chosen people since Abraham. the Beatitudes fulfill the promises by ordering them no long
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