And, Kahn went on, we risk imprisoning ourselves, through gradual adaptation, into a condition of "unfulfilled flourishing". A wolf becomes a dog, genetically; it wants to fetch tennis balls and sleep at the foot of your bed.
Using the same diagnostic framework as DSM uses for major depression, the condition of Flourishing is defined as requiring high levels in Dimensions 1 (Positive affect) or 2 (Avowed quality of life) to be present, along with high levels on at least 6 of the 11 dimensions of positive functioning (Dimensions 3 to 13).
Hubbard: I talked to Chris Riley of Mozilla, and he said if Facebook had been required to make APIs available to competitors (in a secure way) as a condition of its Instagram acquisition, competition could have flourished.
In our proper view that a democratic society can be a condition for the flourishing of any human beings, we easily forget the arduous slog of cultivation and preparation that it may take to get there.
This became the core of its business, and a period of flourishing profits in the late eighteenth century followed.
As we face the uncertainty of climate change, we need more, rather than less, types of seed capable of flourishing under conditions such as drought, insects or flood.
As impressive as that summer was, Willis believes that Botham's bowling was more versatile, more capable of flourishing in unhelpful conditions than Anderson's has been so far.
Rather, we toil to create the conditions in which plants have the best chance of flourishing.
The neutral pH, high concentration of macronutrients in water, optimum temperatures (28 30 °C) and high intensity of light are favorable conditions for flourishing water hyacinth (Center et al. 2002).
As stated earlier, growth is a vital indicator of a flourishing enterprise.
A nationality and the freedom to travel or change one's place of residence and work are framework conditions – not guarantees of flourishing, but necessities even before the work of building a good life can begin.
