Human Flourishing Framework

A Human Flourishing Framework is an ethical framework that structures comprehensive human development through autonomy, capability, and meaning.

• AKA: Human Well-Being Framework, Eudaimonia Framework, Human Development Framework.
• Context:
  • It can typically integrate individual flourishing with societal flourishing.
  • It can typically balance hedonic well-being with eudaimonic well-being.
  • It can often incorporate cultural values and contextual factors.
  • It can often guide policy decisions and system designs.
  • It can range from being a Minimal Human Flourishing Framework to being a Comprehensive Human Flourishing Framework, depending on its dimension coverage.
  • It can range from being a Individual-Focused Human Flourishing Framework to being a Community-Focused Human Flourishing Framework, depending on its social scope.
  • It can range from being a Objective Human Flourishing Framework to being a Subjective Human Flourishing Framework, depending on its measurement approach.
  • It can range from being a Universal Human Flourishing Framework to being a Cultural-Specific Human Flourishing Framework, depending on its applicability range.
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• Examples:
  • Capability-Based Human Flourishing Frameworks, such as:
    • Sen-Nussbaum Human Flourishing Framework for capability approach.
    • PERMA Human Flourishing Framework for positive psychology.
  • Technology-Enhanced Human Flourishing Frameworks, such as:
    • AI-Augmented Human Flourishing Framework for human-AI collaboration.
    • Digital Well-Being Human Flourishing Framework for online life.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Utility Maximization Framework, which reduces well-being to single metrics.
  • GDP Growth Framework, which prioritizes economic output over human development.
  • Hedonic Treadmill Framework, which focuses only on pleasure maximization.
• See: Framework, Human Development, Well-Being, Autonomy, Capability Approach, Eudaimonia, Quality of Life, Aristotelian Ethics, Positive Psychology.

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