Eudaimony

Eudaimonics has come to mean something more to me, personally. It will never be JUST theory, but is indicative of the kind of social change so many of us appear to be crying out for. Never mind the scientific and philosophical basis for oalance - it could well be a form of social construction vital for a healthier, happier and dynamic society. I say 'never mind' science and philosophy in the loosest sense because I firmly believe oalance exists in its own right, however oalance can be a strong focus for societal change, especially when it comes to ideas like sustainability.

This is why the 'eudaimonic' or 'environmental ethic' is so important, but so also is something perhaps even more potent as not just the object of change but the means of change - the Eudaimony.

The global economy is flawed. It's pretty obvious. Even before the global recession environmentalists all around the world have been saying for decades the dynamics of economy are wrong. Something is not right. You only need to look at how economists construct their economic models to see what's wrong. Economics is an idealism focused on reductionism. This doesn't necessarily mean over-simplification, but it is incredibly simple in some of its workings. People and natural resources are units - nothing else. If one person loses their job and somebody else takes it then that's okay. Somebody is in that job - that's all that matters. Humanity is removed from economics.

A global eudaimony is the framework for global change. In the next post I will detail how I would construct a eudaimony and what I'm doing about it.