Well-being and theism : linking ethics to God / William A. Lauinger.

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Lauinger, William A

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9781441191717
1441191712
1283736128
9781283736121

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171/.3 23

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BL65.H3 L38 2012eb

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Contents:

Introduction Part One: The No Priority TheoryChapter One: General Remarks on Theories of Well-Being Chapter Two: Desire-fulfillment TheoriesChapter Three: Objective List Theories Chapter Four: The No Priority Theory Chapter Five: Hybrid Theories in General Part Two: What Metaphysics Best Supports the Proposed Account of Well-Being?Chapter Six: An Evolutionary Grounding for the No Priority TheoryChapter Seven: An Aristotelian Grounding for the No Priority TheoryChapter Eight: On Desires as Infinite in CharacterConclusionBibliography.

Summary: Well-Being and Theism is divided into two distinctive parts. The first part argues that desire-fulfillment welfare theories fail to capture the 'good' part of 'good for', and that objective list welfare theories fail to capture the 'for' part of 'good for'. Then, with the aim of capturing both of these parts of 'good for', a conjunctive theory-one which places both a value constraint and a desire constraint on well-being-is advanced. Lauinger then defends this proposition, which he calls the desire-perfectionism theory, against possible objections. In the second part, Lauinger explores the q.

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Well-Being and Theism is divided into two distinctive parts. The first part argues that desire-fulfillment welfare theories fail to capture the 'good' part of 'good for', and that objective list welfare theories fail to capture the 'for' part of 'good for'. Then, with the aim of capturing both of these parts of 'good for', a conjunctive theory-one which places both a value constraint and a desire constraint on well-being-is advanced. Lauinger then defends this proposition, which he calls the desire-perfectionism theory, against possible objections. In the second part, Lauinger explores the q.

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