Happiness as resonance in relations

Discussed in relation to the fictional character William Stoner

Authors

  • Inger Glavind Bo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/pl.v46i2.165717

Keywords:

happiness, self-realization, eudaimonic happiness, hedonic happiness, joy, life satisfaction, well-being, meaning, the good, virtue ethics, values, self-determination theory, sense-making, the narrative perspective, resonance, Hartmut Rosa, Max Weber, subjective well-being, secularization, modernity, academia, fiction

Abstract

The primary purpose of the article is to further develop the theoretic understanding of happiness by integrating the distinction between the hedonic and eudaimonic concept of happiness, while incorporating the narrative perspective with a focus on meaning and Hartmut Rosa's concept of resonance.

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Published

2025-12-30

How to Cite

Glavind Bo, I. (2025). Happiness as resonance in relations: Discussed in relation to the fictional character William Stoner. Psyke & Logos, 46(2), 186–207. https://doi.org/10.7146/pl.v46i2.165717

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Under stregen