Philosophy 334WB - Well Being

This seminar will examine the nature of prudential value or, more simply, The Good Life. That is, it is concerned with the question: What is good for me? (as opposed to, say, what is the morally right thing for me to do). More specifically, we will be considering various versions of the preeminent theories of well-being: Objective-List Theories, Desire-Satisfaction Accounts, and Hedonist theories. We will also be considering how we ought to weigh an individual's doing well (i.e., having a high level of well-being) with, for example, that individual's doing the right thing (i.e., acting morally).

Prereq: 8 credits from the Philosophy department.