Sam Wren-Lewis
University of Leeds, Philosophy, Graduate Student
- Emotion, Moral Philosophy, Moral Psychology, Applied Ethics, Subjective Well-Being, Happiness and Well Being, and 9 morePhilosophy of Emotion, Happiness Economics, Well-Being, Happiness, Intrinsic motivation, Happiness (Psychology), Theories of Well-Being, Well-being (Psychology), and Prudential Psychologyedit
- I am interested in all aspects of happiness, well-being and the good life, in particular the relationship between happiness (viewed as an individual's overall emotional state) and well-being. When it comes to measuring well-being, I think that the most interesting relationship between our emotion state and well-being is that our emotions indicate changes in our well-being. That is, when we feel good, we tend... moreI am interested in all aspects of happiness, well-being and the good life, in particular the relationship between happiness (viewed as an individual's overall emotional state) and well-being.
When it comes to measuring well-being, I think that the most interesting relationship between our emotion state and well-being is that our emotions indicate changes in our well-being. That is, when we feel good, we tend to be doing better, and when we feel bad, we tend to be doing worse.
Thus, we can be doing badly, yet be happy insofar as our lives are getting better. Conversely, we can be doing well, yet be unhappy insofar as our lives are getting worse. The things that researchers have found make us happy - things such as intimate relationships, skill-development, healthy lifestyles - are those things that consistently improve our well-being.edit
