Knowing What is Good For You

A Theory of Prudential Value and Well-Being

• Author(s): T. Taylor,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 201
• ISBN_10: 0230359795
  ISBN_13: 9780230359796
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy , Philosophy / Social , Philosophy / Political , Philosophy / Mind & Body , Philosophy / General ,

Description:... 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.