Human Happiness and the Pursuit of Maximization (Record no. 99933)
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| control field | 978-94-007-6609-9 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789400766099 |
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| Standard number or code | 10.1007/978-94-007-6609-9 |
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| Classification number | HN25 |
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| Subject category code | JFF |
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| Subject category code | SOC026000 |
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| Subject category code | SOC027000 |
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| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 306 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Brockmann, Hilke. |
| Relator term | editor. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Human Happiness and the Pursuit of Maximization |
| Medium | [electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title | Is More Always Better? / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | edited by Hilke Brockmann, Jan Delhey. |
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| -- | Imprint: Springer, |
| -- | 2013. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | VIII, 216 p. 18 illus. |
| Other physical details | online resource. |
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| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Happiness Studies Book Series, |
| International Standard Serial Number | 2213-7513 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Chapter 1. Is More Always Better? An Introduction; Hilke Brockmann and Jan Delhey -- Chapter 2. When the Pursuit of More Backfires - The American Experiment; Peter Whybrow -- Chapter 3. More Nonsense and Less Happiness: The Unintended Effects of Artificial Competitions; Mathias Binswanger -- Chapter 4. Happiness by Maximization?; Kurt Bayertz -- Chapter 5. Maximization and the Good; Valerie Tiberius -- Chapter 6. How Wise is Mother Nature? Maximization, Optimization and Short-Sighted Resource Use in Biological Evolution; Hanna Kokko -- Chapter 7. Towards a Neuroscience of Well-being – Implications of Insights from Pleasure Research; Kent C. Berridge and Morten L. Kringelbach -- Chapter 8. From Treating Mental Dysfunction to Neuroenhancement; Michael Koch -- Chapter 9. Do Aspirations and Adaptation Impede the Maximization of Happiness?; Ulrich Schimmack and Hyunji Kim -- Chapter 10. My Car is Bigger than Yours. Consumption, Status Competition, and Happiness in Times of Affluence; Hilke Brockmann and Song Yan -- Chapter 11. Some Lessons from Happiness Economics for Environmental Sustainability; Heinz Welsch -- Chapter 12. Public Policy and Human Happiness: The Welfare State and the Market as Agents of Well-Being; Robert Davidson, Alexander C. Pacek, and Benjamin Radcliff -- Chapter 13 Should the State Care for the Happiness of Its Citizens?; Aloys Prinz -- Chapter 14. A “Happiness Test” for the New Measures of National Well-Being: How Much Better than GDP are they?; Jan Delhey and Christian Kroll. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This book tests the critical potential of happiness research to evaluate contemporary high-performance societies. These societies, defined as affluent capitalist societies, emphasize competition and success both institutionally and culturally. Growing affluence improves life in many ways, for a large number of people. We lead longer, safer, and more comfortable lives than previous generations. But we also live faster, and are competition-toughened, like top athletes. As a result, we suspect limits and detect downsides of our high-speed lives. The ubiquitous maximization principle opens up a systematic gateway to the pleasures and pains of contemporary life. Using happiness as a reference point, this book explores the philosophical and empirical limits of the maximization rule. It considers the answer to questions such as: Precisely, why did the idea of (economic) maximization gain so much ground in our Western way of thinking? When, and in which life domains, does maximization work, when does it fail? When do qualities and when do quantities matter? Does maximization yield a different (un)happiness dividend in different species, cultures, and societies? |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social sciences. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Quality of Life. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Animal behavior. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Finance. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Quality of Life |
| General subdivision | Research. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social Sciences. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Quality of Life Research. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Positive Psychology. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Behavioural Sciences. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Financial Economics. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Delhey, Jan. |
| Relator term | editor. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| 773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY | |
| Title | Springer eBooks |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Display text | Printed edition: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789400766082 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Happiness Studies Book Series, |
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| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6609-9 |
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