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Showing 1 to 20 of 79 for “"human flourishing"”.
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HUMAN FLOURISHING: VALUES AND VIRTUES
In the quest to understand what human flourishing is, while ancient philosophers have all pointed to virtues as a vital component, today, they have been notably left out of the conversation. The purpose of this study is to explore the possible ways the virtues of Justice, Humanity and Transcendence …
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Genomic Justice: The Distribution of Human Flourishing
… inheritance, which have consequences for human dignity and public interest. Genes and genetic material (DNA strands of nucleotides, genetically altered plants and animals e.g., see Appendix B) are patentable. In the US and around the globe, governments grant genetic patents for new, …
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A vindication of politics : political association and human flourishing
… relationship between political association and human flourishing. Does the political community itself realize some aspect of human sociability intrinsic to our full flourishing or is it simply an instrumental good? The inquiry begins with a thorough examination of the merits of John Finnis’s …
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Human Flourishing in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
… life-long challenges during and after treatment. Human flourishing (HF), a life-long process to achieve “uniqueness, dignity, diversity, freedom, happiness, and holistic well-being of the individual” (National League for Nursing, 2014, p. 1), can work as an excellent target for health care that …
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Towards Achieving Human Flourishing – An mHealth Application and Machine Learning Approach
<p>Although human flourishing has been studied in a wide range of fields, very little research has attempted to examine contributing factors of flourishing with the help of Machine Learning techniques. Based on relevant literature, this dissertation expands domains and measures of human flourishing …
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Aligning Theory and Evidence-Based Practices to Enhance Human Flourishing in Nurse Executives
<p>Today’s nurse executives lead highly complex and bureaucratic organizations undergoing sweeping reform at an unprecedented rate of change. Change and high levels of stress are the norm in health care, and ineffective stress management can hinder organizational performance and adversely impact …
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The Moral Layers of Fracking: From Basic Rights and Obligations to Human Flourishing
… I argue fracking collides with the good life and human flourishing. In other words, I claim fracking not only hinders the availability of necessary material goods, like clean water and air, it also significantly impedes human flourishing. Moreover, fracking promotes or propagates a life of …
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The Moral Layers of Fracking: From Basic Rights and Obligations to Human Flourishing
… I argue fracking collides with the good life and human flourishing. In other words, I claim fracking not only hinders the availability of necessary material goods, like clean water and air, it also significantly impedes human flourishing. Moreover, fracking promotes or propagates a life of …
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Mid-Level Leadership as a Lever for Human Flourishing in a Canadian Educational Institution
… of leadership evolution, problems related to human flourishing have not been adequately addressed by traditional approaches. Neoliberal and hierarchical frameworks have led to policies and practices that substantially transformed organizations, while at the same time limiting efforts to …
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Toward Engaging the Secular: Charles Taylor's Modern Social Imaginaries, Human Flourishing, and Theological Method
… their self-understanding and ethos of economic human flourishing by way of continual shifts and interactions in perceptions of philosophy, anthropology, sociology, and theology (PAST). From this perspective, the dissertation demonstrates how the secular identity is entangled in economics …
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Cyborg Psychology: The Art & Science of Designing Human-AI Systems that Support Human Flourishing
… understanding the psychological implications of human-AI interaction is crucial for developing systems that truly support human capabilities. This dissertation introduces “Cyborg Psychology,” an interdisciplinary, human-centered approach to understanding how AI systems influence human …
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Enriching organisations: a personal exploration into putting human flourishing at the heart of my work
… ought to be a central facet of an enriching, flourishing life. Yet the prevalent experience of work is seemingly the opposite; with confining, unfair, or simply mediocre organisational processes and practices ostensibly the norm. Personal anecdotes and organisational surveys reveal a threnody …
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Compassion at the Core: Reimagining Schools as Centers of Human Flourishing Through Youth-Led Action Research
… K-12 education, alongside an emerging focus on human flourishing. While not commonly paired with wellbeing science, compassion is gaining prominence as an important systemic mindset. Focusing on compassion in schools cultivates attitudes of caring, openness, generosity, concern for others, and …
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Dance Science, Somatic Movement, and Embodied Human Flourishing in and through Canadian Undergraduate Dance Degree Programs
… of the 21st century. Preparing students for flourishing futures is often frustrated by dominant dance discourses and imitation teaching that perpetuate outdated narratives, teaching methods, and training practices. Dance science and somatic movement are commonly integrated into undergraduate …
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Fulfilling the Image of God: A Biblical Framework for a Christocentric Natural Law Theory and Human Flourishing
… of the relationship between the natural law and humanity’s status as image bearers of God? In this dissertation, I contend that the imago Dei and the natural law hold a complementary and interdependent relationship, as both are grounded in humanity’s telos and reinforce each person’s call to …
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Pathway from Art to Human Flourishing: Exploring the Roles of Immersion and Interest in Engaging with Visual Art?
In recent years, the impact of arts and humanities on human well-being has been extensively studied. The present paper focuses on virtual gallery experiences, which have gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the relationship between viewing virtual artworks and well-being …
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Buying Local: An Inquiry Into the Ethical Dimensions of Place in Consumer Decisions
… choices has a greater potential to promote human flourishing for image bearers across the globe than restricting one’s buying completely to local sources. In chapter 1, I introduce the topic and survey the related literature. Chapter 2 is devoted to biblical and theological foundations for …
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Change Management for Christian Leaders in the Marketplace: A Multiple Case Study
… relentless, perpetual search of improvement for human flourishing. Finally, the presentation demonstrates that executive leaders whose faith and hope are in God are compelled by the love of Christ to intentionally strive to be stewards of God’s grace by creating an environment that promotes real …
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Judgement as play: revealing analogies between aesthetics and ethics
… defended in terms of their relationship to human flourishing. Perennial problems for theories based on human flourishing are avoided by my account because prescriptions for action are not derived from the characterisation of flourishing but from the process of individual judgement which …
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