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Knowing What is Good For You

A Theory of Prudential Value and Well-Being

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  • © 2012

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  1. Tim E. Taylor
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Tim E. Taylor
    Pages 1-4

  3. Setting the Scene

    • Tim E. Taylor
    Pages 5-18

  4. The Main Contenders

    • Tim E. Taylor
    Pages 19-36

  5. Objective or Subjective?

    • Tim E. Taylor
    Pages 37-56

  6. What Sort of Subjective Account?

    • Tim E. Taylor
    Pages 57-82

  7. Developing a New Subjective Account

    • Tim E. Taylor
    Pages 83-102

  8. Modifications to the Basic Approach

    • Tim E. Taylor
    Pages 103-128

  9. Conflicts and Comparisons of Value

    • Tim E. Taylor
    Pages 129-149

  10. Well-Being

    • Tim E. Taylor
    Pages 150-171

  11. Overview

    • Tim E. Taylor
    Pages 172-179

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 180-201
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About this book

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.

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'The basis of the book, its consequences for business and its compatibility with a different style of philosophy makes it a recommendable read, as stating something true.' - International Society for Philosophers Review Forum

About the author

TIM TAYLOR Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Leeds, UK.

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