The Quality of Life

Zusatztext impressive volume ... it is difficult to imagine a more comprehensive and insightful account of the field Klappentext In this book! leading philosophers and economists address issues of defining and measuring the quality of life. Recent developments in the philosophical definition of well-being are discussed and linked to practical issues such as the delivery of health care! and the assessment of women's quality of life. Vorwort Open access funded by UNU-WIDER Zusammenfassung This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.This book addresses issues of defining and measuring the quality of life. Recent developments in the philosophical definition of well-being are discussed and linked to practical issues such as the delivery of health care, and the assessment of women's quality of life. Leading philosophers and economists have contributed to this volume to consider the problems the subject raises.This volume reflects the growing need for interdisciplinary work as economists become more sensitive to the importance of facing fundamental philosophical questions and of the importance of linking their theoretical enquiries to an understanding of complex practical problems.Contributors: E. Allardt, J. Annas, C. Bliss, S. Bok, D. Brock, G. A. Cohen, R. Erikson, W. Gaertner, J. Griffin, S. Hurley, C. M. Korsgaard, L. Kruger, M. C. Nussbaum, O. O'Neill, S. Osmani, D. Parfit, H. Putnam, R. A. Putnam, J. Roemer, T. Scanlon, P. Seabright, A. Sen, C. Taylor, M. Valdes, B. M. S. van Praag, M. Walzer, B.-C. Ysander

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• Authors: Martha Nussbaum, Martha C. Nussbaum, Amartya Sen
• Assisted by: Martha Nussbaum (Editor), Martha Craven Nussbaum (Editor), Nussbaum Martha (Editor), Amartya Sen (Editor), Amartya K. Sen (Editor), Sen Amartya (Editor)
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.03.1993
• EAN: 9780198287971
• ISBN: 978-0-19-828797-1
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: WIDER Studies in Development Economics; Wider Studies in Development E; WIDER Studies in Development Economics
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Economic theory & philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy