Knowing What Is Good for You - A Theory of Prudential Value and Well-Being

Zusatztext 'The basis of the book! its consequences for business and its compatibility with a different style of philosophy makes it a recommendable read! as stating something true.' - International Society for Philosophers Review Forum Informationen zum Autor TIM TAYLOR Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Leeds, UK. Klappentext An examination of the philosophical issues surrounding prudential value: what it is for something to be good for a person; and well-being: what it is for someone's life to go well. It critically analyses competing approaches, and proposes a new subjective account that addresses key weaknesses of existing theories. Zusammenfassung An examination of the philosophical issues surrounding prudential value: what it is for something to be good for a person; and well-being: what it is for someone's life to go well. It critically analyses competing approaches! and proposes a new subjective account that addresses key weaknesses of existing theories. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Setting the Scene The Main Contenders Objective Or Subjective? What Sort of Subjective Account? Developing a New Subjective Account Modifications to the Basic Approach Conflicts and Comparisons of Value Well-Being Conclusions Bibliography Index

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Preface Introduction Setting the Scene The Main Contenders Objective Or Subjective? What Sort of Subjective Account? Developing a New Subjective Account Modifications to the Basic Approach Conflicts and Comparisons of Value Well-Being Conclusions Bibliography Index

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'The basis of the book, its consequences for business and its compatibility with a different style of philosophy makes it a recommendable read, as stating something true.' - International Society for Philosophers Review Forum

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• Authors: T Taylor, T. Taylor, Tim Taylor, Tim E. Taylor, TAYLOR TIM
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.11.2011
• EAN: 9780230285118
• ISBN: 978-0-230-28511-8
• No. of pages: 209
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; B, Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, Political Philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Social Philosophy, Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics, Social sciences—Philosophy, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Moral Philosophy, bibliography;conflicts;philosophy;subject