Thriving

Cf.

• Sentience
• Ethics
• harmony 1
• good life, buen vivir 2
• flourishing
• Health
• Resilience
• Wellbeing
• prospering

Definitions

Thriving refers to the capacity of organisms, ecosystems, and human communities to maintain a healthy state while expressing their capabilities, growing, reproducing, and remaining resilient against challenges. It includes the wellbeing of all species, including humans, and highlights the importance of equitable and just interactions within ecosystems.

Buen Vivir

Chassagne, Natasha. “Sustaining the ‘Good Life’: Buen Vivir as an Alternative to Sustainable Development.” Community Development Journal 54, no. 3 (2019): 482–500. https://doi.org/10/gdz23m.

Pleasure

Importance of pleasure in animals:

Balcombe, Jonathan P. Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good. London: Macmillan, 2006.

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Footnotes

1. Washington, Haydn, Erik Gomez-Baggethun, John J. Piccolo, Helen Kopnina, and Heather Alberro. “Harmony in Conservation.” Conservation 2, no. 4 (2022): 682–93. https://doi.org/10/gr5jq7.˄

2. Gudynas, Eduardo. “Buen Vivir: Today’s Tomorrow.” Development 54, no. 4 (2011): 441–47. https://doi.org/10/fxvz2f.˄

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Backlinks

• Econormativity