Description: Further DetailsTitle: Well-BeingCondition: NewEAN: 9780745662732ISBN: 9780745662732Publisher: Polity PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 07/10/2015Item Height: 218mmItem Length: 140mmItem Width: 8mmItem Weight: 174gLanguage: EnglishDescription: The concept of well-being plays a central role in moral and political theory. Policies and actions are justified or criticized on the grounds that they make people better or worse off. But is there really such a thing as well-being, and if so, what is it? Is it pleasure, desire-satisfaction, knowledge, virtue, achievement, some combination of these, or something else entirely? How can we measure well-being, amongst individuals and society? And how can we use it to make moral judgements about people, policies and institutions? In this entertaining and accessible new book, Ben Bradley guides readers through the various philosophical theories of well-being, such as hedonism, perfectionism and pluralism, showing the benefits and drawbacks of each theory. He explores the role of well-being in moral and political theory, and the limitations of welfare-based approaches to ethics such as utilitarianism and welfare egalitarianism. Finally, he introduces puzzles about well-being that arise in moral and prudential deliberations about procreation and death. Well-Being is an ideal introduction to these topics for those with no philosophical background, or for philosophers looking for an overview of current thinking about the subject.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: Philosophy & SpiritualityAuthor: Ben BradleyBook Series: Key Concepts in PhilosophyRelease Year: 2015 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Well-Being
Title: Well-Being
EAN: 9780745662732
ISBN: 9780745662732
Release Date: 07/10/2015
Release Year: 2015
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 136 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Well-Being
Publisher: Polity Press
Subject: Personal Growth / Happiness, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 6.7 Oz
Author: Ben Bradley
Subject Area: Philosophy, Self-Help
Item Length: 8.5 in
Series: Key concepts in Philosophy Ser.
Item Width: 5.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
