Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Well-Being

Zusatztext "Without rival or even comparison in the literature! this is the definitive collection of contemporary philosophical perspectives on well-being. It is of use to students and scholars not merely of value theory! but also psychology! economics! politics! and medicine. These and still more fields have been made better off by the expert contributions to this Handbook." - Thaddeus Metz! University of Johannesburg! South Africa"The question of what makes our lives good or bad for us is obviously of huge importance. Philosophers have much to contribute to answering that question! as this volume shows. The authors are excellent philosophers! and many have made significant contributions to the literature on well-being. This book will become the starting-point for future philosophical research on well-being." - Roger Crisp! University of Oxford! UK Informationen zum Autor Guy Fletcher is a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His current research is in metaethics, on moral language and moral psychology. Another strand of research is in political philosophy, on hate speech. He also has a persistent side-interest in John Stuart Mill. He is the author of The Philosophy of Well-Being: An Introduction (Routledge, 2016). Klappentext The concept of well-being is one of the oldest and most important topics in philosophy and ethics, going back to ancient Greek philosophy. Following the boom in happiness studies in the last few years it has moved to centre stage, grabbing media headlines and the attention of scientists, psychologists and economists. Yet little is actually known about well-being and it is an idea that is often poorly articulated.The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Well-Being provides a comprehensive, outstanding guide and reference source to the key topics and debates in this exciting subject.Comprising over 40 chapters by a team of international contributors, the Handbook is divided into six parts:well-being in the history of philosophycurrent theories of well-being, including hedonism and perfectionismexamples of well-being and its opposites, including friendship and virtue and pain and deaththeoretical issues, such as well-being and value, harm, identity and well-being and childrenwell-being in moral and political philosophywell-being and related subjects, including law, economics and medicine.Essential reading for students and researchers in ethics and political philosophy, it is also an invaluable resource for those in related disciplines such as psychology, politics and sociology. Zusammenfassung The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Well-Being provides a comprehensive, outstanding guide and reference source to the key topics and debates in this exciting subject. Essential reading for students and researchers in ethics and political philosophy it will also be an invaluable resource for those in related disciplines such as psychology, politics and sociology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Guy Fletcher Part 1: Well-Being in the History of Moral Philosophy 1. Plato Eric Brown 2. Aristotle on Well-Being Richard Kraut 3. Hedonistic Theories of Well Being in Antiquity Tim O'Keefe 4. Well-Being and Confucianism Richard Kim 5. Well-Being and Daoism Justin Tiwald 6. Well-Being in the Buddhist tradition Christopher Gowans 7. Well-Being in the Christian tradition William Lauinger 8. The Later British Moralists Robert Shaver Part 2: Theories of Well-Being 9. Hedonism Alex Gregory 10. Perfectionism Gwen Bradford 11. Desire-Fulfilment theory Chris Heathwood 12. Objective List Theory Guy Fletcher 13. Hybrid Theories Chris Woodard 14. Subject-Sensitive theories Alicia Hall and Valerie Tiberius <...

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Introduction Guy Fletcher
Part 1: Well-Being in the History of Moral Philosophy 
1. Plato Eric Brown 
2. Aristotle on Well-Being Richard Kraut 
3. Hedonistic Theories of Well Being in Antiquity Tim O'Keefe 
4. Well-Being and Confucianism Richard Kim 
5. Well-Being and Daoism Justin Tiwald 
6. Well-Being in the Buddhist tradition Christopher Gowans 
7. Well-Being in the Christian tradition William Lauinger 
8. The Later British Moralists Robert Shaver 
Part 2: Theories of Well-Being 
9. Hedonism Alex Gregory 
10. Perfectionism Gwen Bradford 
11. Desire-Fulfilment theory Chris Heathwood 
12. Objective List Theory Guy Fletcher 
13. Hybrid Theories Chris Woodard 
14. Subject-Sensitive theories Alicia Hall and Valerie Tiberius 
15. Eudaimonism Lorraine Besser-Jones 
Part 3: Particular Goods and Bads 
16. Pleasure Ben Bramble 
17. Pain Guy Kahane 
18. Health, Disability, and Well-Being Drew Schroeder 
19. Friendship Diane Jeske 
20. Virtue Anne Baril 
21. Epistemic Goods Allan Hazlett 
22. Achievements Gwen Bradford and Simon Keller 
23. Meaningfulness Antti Kauppinen 
24. Needs Marco Grix and Philip McKibbin 
25. Happiness Neera Badhwar 
26. Death Ben Bradley 
Part 4: Theoretical Issues 
27. Monism and Pluralism Eden Lin 
28. Atomism and Holism in the Theory of Personal Well-Being Jason Raibley 
29. The Experience Machine and the Experience Requirement Jennifer Hawkins 
30. Children's Well-being A Philosophical Analysis Anthony Skelton 
31. Well-Being and Animals Christopher Rice 
32. The Science of Well-Being Anna Alexandrova 
33. The Concept of Well-Being Steve Campbell 
Part 5: Well-Being in Moral and Political Philosophy 
34. Welfarism Dale Dorsey
35. Well-Being and the Non-Identity Problem Molly Gardner 
36. Well-Being, Paternalism, Autonomy Sarah Conly 
37. Well-Being and Disadvantage Jonathan Wolff and Doug Reeve 
38. Feminism and Well-Being Jules Holroyd 
Part 6: Well-being and other disciplines 
39. Well-Being and Law Alex Sarch 
40. Well-Being and Economics Erik Angner 
41. Medicine and Well-Being Daniel Groll. 
Index

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"Without rival or even comparison in the literature, this is the definitive collection of contemporary philosophical perspectives on well-being. It is of use to students and scholars not merely of value theory, but also psychology, economics, politics, and medicine. These and still more fields have been made better off by the expert contributions to this Handbook." - Thaddeus Metz, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
"The question of what makes our lives good or bad for us is obviously of huge importance. Philosophers have much to contribute to answering that question, as this volume shows. The authors are excellent philosophers, and many have made significant contributions to the literature on well-being. This book will become the starting-point for future philosophical research on well-being." - Roger Crisp, University of Oxford, UK

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• Authors: Guy (University of Edinburgh Fletcher
• Assisted by: Guy Fletcher (Editor), Guy (University of Edinburgh Fletcher (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138574083
• ISBN: 978-1-138-57408-3
• No. of pages: 548
• Series: Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy; Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education