Knowing What Is Good For You : A Theory of Prudential Value and Well-Being

An examination of the philosophical issues surrounding prudential value: what it is for something to be good for a person; and well-being: what it is for someone's life to go well. It critically analyses competing approaches, and proposes a new subjective account that addresses key weaknesses of existing theories. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction....Pages 1-4 Setting the Scene....Pages 5-18 The Main Contenders....Pages 19-36 Objective or Subjective?....Pages 37-56 What Sort of Subjective Account?....Pages 57-82 Developing a New Subjective Account....Pages 83-102 Modifications to the Basic Approach....Pages 103-128 Conflicts and Comparisons of Value....Pages 129-149 Well-Being....Pages 150-171 Overview....Pages 172-179 Back Matter....Pages 180-201