It stands to reason that the longer or more diligently you work at something, the better you get at it. But researchers from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business found that consumers don't ...

In Greek mythology, Eros and Psyche gave birth to a daughter named Hedone. A daemon, or minor deity, she has no myths attached to her, but is known for her one gift to humankind: pleasure. Her gift, ...

Enjoyment is when you get what you desire—an object or condition. When enjoyment is not of a physical object of desire, it is usually being and doing with someone, somewhere, sometime in a manner you ...

Background: Positive affective well-being (i.e., feelings of happiness and enjoyment) has been associated with longer survival and reduced incidence of serious illness. Our objective was to discover ...

Michael Marder is Ikerbasque research professor of philosophy at the University of the Basque Country in Spain. Strange as it may sound, according to Augustine’s Christian Doctrine, to love God is to ...