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Happiness is the Wrong Metric

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People are motivated not only by a quest for satisfaction but also by trying to live up to their sense of what is moral. This sense cannot be reduced to a form of satisfaction, among other reasons because it often engenders pain and sacrifice rather than pleasure. Analysis is enriched when we realize people are moral wrestlers who are pulled by both kinds of motivations. Such a recognition is also useful for public policy. The concept of well-being is a step forward but one must take into account that people can find meaning and purpose in bad behavior from gang-like activities to serving in ISIS.

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Titel: Happiness is the Wrong Metric
verfasst von: Amitai Etzioni
Publikationsdatum: 01.04.2016
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Society / Ausgabe 3/2016
Print ISSN: 0147-2011
Elektronische ISSN: 1936-4725
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-016-0008-6

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