Riina Bhatia is a researcher scientist at the Future-Proof Societies team at VTT, Technical Research Centre of Finland. She is also the chair and co-founder of Rethinking Economics Finland. She is interested in transformations, innovations for post-growth and political economy and ecology.
Reordering the concept of well-being with Epicurus and the hierarchy of desires
Most importantly, we need to shift our personal and societal imaginaries of ‘the good life’ from that of ever-increasing consumption and material wealth to cherishing sufficiency, fulfilling basic needs, and respecting a vivid and vibrant web of life.
November 9, 2022