Being as Having, Loving, and Doing: A Theory of Human Well-Being

ACADEMIC ABSTRACT: acknowledges humans as experiencing their existence. Each mode of existence gives rise to a few more specific needs, and a full assessment of human well-being requires both subjective and objective indicators tapping into these needs. The proposed theory integrates psychological well-being research with sociological and philosophical traditions and contributes to debates about how the progress of nations and sustainability should be measured. PUBLIC ABSTRACT: of well-being, we need to examine how to provide well-being for all humanity while remaining within planetary boundaries.