| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 352 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Contents |
1: Dimensions and Pillars of Human Flourishing -- Part I: Dimensions of Human Flourishing -- Overview -- Notes -- 2: The Material Dimension -- 3: The Relational Dimension -- 4: The Transcendent Dimension -- Part II: Pillars of Human Flourishing -- Overview -- Notes -- 5: Truth -- 6: Purpose -- 7: Meaning -- Part III: Changing Contexts of Human Flourishing -- Overview -- Notes -- 8: Limits to Predictability -- 9: Religion and Human Flourishing -- 10: Human Flourishing in an Age of Technology -- Conclusion: Actionable Love -- Picture Credits and Sources -- Index |
| Summary |
This volume draws on both scientific insights and spiritual wisdom to help the reader focus on what is of value in helping them decide what makes for a good life. In using evidence from psychology, sociology, philosophy, theology, and other disciplines, it helps readers think through choices about what the good life consists of |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed June 3, 2022) |
| Subject |
Quality of life.
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Human beings -- Philosophy
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quality of life.
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Human beings -- Philosophy
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Quality of life
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Reiss, Michael J. (Michael Jonathan), 1958- author.
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| ISBN |
9780191885488 |
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0191885487 |
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9780192590855 |
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0192590855 |
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