Welfare, happiness, and ethics

Wayne Sumner presents an original theory of the nature and philosophical importance of welfare or well-being. He argues, against currently dominant rival views, that welfare is closely connected to happiness or life satisfaction, and that it is the only basis for value ethics

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sumner, L. W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Clarendon 1996, 1996
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:Wayne Sumner presents an original theory of the nature and philosophical importance of welfare or well-being. He argues, against currently dominant rival views, that welfare is closely connected to happiness or life satisfaction, and that it is the only basis for value ethics
Physical Description:xii, 239 p.
ISBN:9780191679773
0191679771