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A Philosophy for the Science of Well-Being (Hardcover)
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A Philosophy for the Science of Well-Being (Hardcover)
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Well-being, happiness and quality of life are now established
objects of social and medical research. Does this science produce
knowledge that is properly about well-being? What sort of
well-being? The definition and measurement of these objects rest on
assumptions that are partly normative, partly empirical and partly
pragmatic, producing a great diversity of definitions depending on
the project and the discipline. This book, written from the
perspective of philosophy of science, formulates principles for the
responsible production and interpretation of this diverse
knowledge. Traditionally, philosophers' goal has been a single
concept of well-being and a single theory about what it consists
in. But for science this goal is both unlikely and unnecessary.
Instead the promise and authority of the science depends on it
focusing on the well-being of specific kinds of people in specific
contexts. Skeptical arguments notwithstanding, this contexual
well-being can be measured in a valid and credible way - but only
if scientists broaden their methods to make room for normative
considerations and address publicly and inclusively the value-based
conflicts that inevitably arise when a measure of well-being is
adopted. The science of well-being can be normative, empirical and
objective all at once, provided that we line up values to science
and science to values.
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