Thesis--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 324-327).

The aim of this study was to investigate man's attunement when happy. Having established a question which would elicit actual experiences of this phenomenon, the researcher collected sixty-four written accounts of the experience. Of these he chose the twelve psychologically richest accounts and, having interviewed each of these twelve subjects to push their written descriptions to their limits, he analysed the resulting protocols using an empirical phenomenological method. The general structure of the experience of happiness suggested that happiness emerged as a special openness against a background where individuals were less than happy. During happiness there is a breaking through the bonds of the individual's mundane, everyday disclosure of the world. It transports the individual to an existence in which the ruptures which form part of man's lived relationships to himself, to his fellowman, to the world and to life itself are healed, and in which life is lived in increased harmony with all. There is a coming home to the self, a move toward wholeness which is enlivened bodily by a radiating vibrancy (often a tingling lightness and brightness), as the individual expands with energy, power, self-confidence and mastery, and rises above the troubles of life. This structure of happiness was dialogued with the writing of existential philosophers and psychologists, psychoanalysts and humanists

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1984. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-55).

Thesis (M.A.I.S.)--Oregon State University, 2010. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 162-166). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.A.) -- Central Connecticut State University, 2006. / Thesis advisor: Rebecca M. Wood. "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-57). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in electronic version.

Thesis advisor: Susan Meld Shell / This essay provides an overview of the nature of happiness in Kant’s system of philosophy. It is divided into three sections. The first section discusses the conflict between virtue and happiness, and begins by examining the nature of happiness itself. In the first section, we will learn that happiness, for Kant, is wholly empirically. Happiness is but an idea of the imagination, which is incited by experience. As a result, principles of happiness, or laws to which the end is the acquisition of happiness, can never be unconditional. One can never say that what must be done for the acquisition of happiness ought to be done under any condition, for to the extent that the idea of happiness is subject to constant change, the means to its acquisition are also subject to change. Section two examines happiness in the constitution of the highest good. As we will learn, happiness, for Kant, despite not being the unconditional good, not only belongs to, but also completes the highest good that human beings can enjoy. For while morality is the unconditional good that all human beings ought to strive for, morality alone is insufficient. There is nothing desirable in seeing a good man suffer. To complete the attainment of the highest good, morality must be conjoined with the enjoyment of happiness. In the last section, this essay examines the opponents of Kant’s moral theory, which are the Stoics and the Epicureans. Here, we will discuss what Kant believes to be the arguments of both sides, and how he proceeds to refute them. For Kant, the Stoics and the Epicureans made a theoretical mistake when they took virtue and happiness to be identical. Both schools believe that the highest good can be attained by the pursuit of either virtue or happiness alone, but disagrees as to which of the two must be attained first. For the Stoics, virtue contains happiness, for the Epicureans, the rational understanding of the pursuit of happiness is virtue. / Thesis (MA) — Boston College, 2020. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Political Science.

Happiness has recently gained interest as an influential variable in managing the employment relationship, as studies have suggested benefits for productivity and performance. Knowledge on workplace happiness is, however, still relatively limited and more understanding is needed on employee perceptions and benefits of and expectations for happiness, as well as happiness responsibility. Qualitative approaches can provide new information on such a highly subjective and complex phenomenon as happiness, which has mainly been addressed with quantitative methods. 24 young professionals from various fields, based in Edinburgh, took part in this study. They were requested to take photos when experiencing work-­‐ related happiness during a two-­‐week period. Afterwards they were asked to talk through their photos. Narratives were supported by semi-­‐structured interviews. Data was analysed using thematic inductive coding, leaning on the framework from Fisher (2010), psychological contract (Rousseau, 1989) and interactionist perspective (Ahuvia et al., 2015). Collected data revealed insights into workplace happiness expectations, enablers, responsibility and happiness concepts. Participants emphasised the importance of workplace happiness and expectations to be happy at work. Happiness was seen to improve performance and social behaviour, but there was also a pressure to be happy at work. The five main happiness enablers were: having sense of control, work going well, doing something that matters, physical environment and working with friends. Participants highlighted their responsibility for their own happiness at work, however, shared responsibility was also proposed. The results suggest that young professionals want to be happy at work. If they are not, they are likely to leave. The happiness requirement is mainly based on expectations on authenticity, work-­‐life integration and being a good employee. The findings suggest that listening to the employees and enhancing conversations is the key in creating happier workplaces. This study also shows how happiness is better elucidated through empirical narratives than through intellectual abstractions and definitions. Theoretical contributions include four pathways into happiness responsibility, clarifying and reasoning the importance of the five main happiness enablers and providing suggestions to existing happiness models. On the practical side, this study contributes to the gaps of knowledge from the employees' point of view based on lived-­‐experiences. It deepens understanding of employee happiness, providing vital information for the HR/management personnel, policy makers and academics about the values and expectations of young professionals. Furthermore, it supplies new insights into elucidating employee happiness, by explaining the advantages and challenges of using narrative methods and visual data.