Well‐being has become a prominent theme for higher education in North America. This paper explores how we might best understand well‐being in higher education, given the premium it puts on rationality and critical thinking, in light of insights from psychodynamic theory. The author presents a brief history of the concept of well‐being in psychology and higher education, how the unconscious came to be barred from current discourse, and how it might re‐establish its place if reframed in terms of the preconscious and sublimation. The author then discusses key concepts from transformative education theory and mindfulness practice, which have had explicit presences in higher education theory and practice, for the helpful roles they might play in bringing this about, since at their borders, the unconscious makes its presence known. Finally, the author poses a way that rationality and depth psychology may co‐exist in higher education and bring about fruitful educational results.

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高等教育中无意识，前意识和理性的十字路口的幸福感

幸福已成为北美高等教育的重要主题。本文根据心理动力学理论的见解，探讨了在合理性和批判性思维的基础上，我们如何最好地理解高等教育的福利。作者简要介绍了心理学和高等教育中幸福感的概念，介绍了无意识如何被限制在当前的话语之外，以及如果从前意识和升华的角度重新构造潜意识，它将如何重新确立其地位。然后作者讨论了变革性教育理论和正念实践中的关键概念，这些概念在高等教育理论和实践中都有明确的存在，因为他们可能在实现这一目标方面发挥着有益的作用，因为在他们的边界上，无意识使人们知道了它的存在。最后，