Welfare, Meaning, and Worth by Aaron Smuts
This book argues that there is more to what makes a life worth living than welfare, and that a good life does not consist of what is merely good for the one who lives it. It is an exploration of worth as a combination of welfare and meaning that will interest philosophers who work on issues in well-being and positive psychology.-
The Ethics of Attention
- Genealogy and Moral Progress
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Caste Wars
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The Moral Philosophy of Iris Murdoch
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Unfair Emotions
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Moral Agency in Eastern and Western Thought
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Philosophy and the Evolution of Virtue and Vice
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Virtuous Responses to Suffering, Tragedy, and Evil
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Kant and Parfit
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Needs and Moral Necessity
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The Dual Force of Welfare
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Moral Impossibility
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Because You Promised
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Moral Responsibility and the Problem of Many Hands
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The Limits of Moral Obligation
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Kantian and Sidgwickian Ethics
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The Intrinsic Value of Endangered Species
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Developing Moral Sensitivity
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Moral Rights and Their Grounds
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Moral Skepticism
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Explaining Right and Wrong
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Moral Reality and the Empirical Sciences
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Methodology and Moral Philosophy
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Moral Evil in Practical Ethics
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Wittgenstein's Moral Thought
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Rationality and Moral Theory
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Determined by Reasons
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Putting Others First
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Philosophical Perspectives on Empathy
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Self-Transcendence and Virtue
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Risk, Technology, and Moral Emotions
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Art and Ethics in a Material World
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Evil and Moral Psychology
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Social Humanism
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Ethics in the Wake of Wittgenstein
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Moral Thought Outside Moral Theory
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A Phenomenological Analysis of Envy
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Agent Relative Ethics
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The Self, Civic Virtue, and Public Life
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Experiments in Moral and Political Philosophy
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The Guise of the Good
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Risk and Responsibility in Context
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Defending Associative Duties
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Moral Responsibility
"Smuts has written here a valuable addition to the literatures on welfare, meaning, and worthHis thoroughgoing objectivism about all three matters is distinctive. And there are still not many published accounts of objective goods, fewer accounts of objective bads, and fewer still that develop both of these together in a theory of worth. The book is short, well-structured, clear, and vigorous. To good effect, it makes and draws on a wide range of historical, literary, and filmic connections." – Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"This volume is a welcome and innovative addition to the existing analytic literature on the notion of the life worth living (or the good life) and related issues." – Ethics
"We want our lives not merely to be good for ourselves, but to be good, period. In short, we want our lives to be of great worth. But what is it for a life to be of great worth? Smuts’s book answers this question by providing an interesting objective theory of worth, one that entails that worth is a function of welfare and meaning. Anyone interested in the concepts of worth, welfare, and meaning would profit from reading Smuts’s well written book." – William Lauinger, Chestnut Hill College
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| ISBN 13 | 9780367594381 |
| ISBN 10 | 0367594382 |
| Title | Welfare, Meaning, and Worth |
| Author | Aaron Smuts |
| Series | Routledge Studies In Ethics And Moral Theory |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 2020-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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