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Welfare, happiness, and ethics.

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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.
Subjects:
Happiness.
Contentment.
Bonheur.
Contentement.
Contentment
Happiness
Ethik
Glück
Wohlfahrt
Welzijn.
Kwaliteit van het bestaan.
Geluk.
Bonheur (philosophie)
Electronic books.
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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.
Item Description:9780199238782.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 239 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191679773
0191679771
1280809078
9781280809071