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      A Fresh Start for the Objective-List Theory of Well-Being

      Utilitas
      Cambridge University Press (CUP)

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          So-called ‘objective-list’ theories of well-being (prudential value, welfare) are under-represented in discussions of well-being. I do four things in this article to redress this. First, I develop a new taxonomy of theories of well-being, one that divides theories in a more subtle and illuminating way. Second, I use this taxonomy to undermine some misconceptions that have made people reluctant to hold objective-list theories. Third, I provide a new objective-list theory and show that it captures a powerful motivation for the main competitor theory of well-being (the desire-fulfilment theory). Fourth, I try to defuse the worry that objective-list theories are problematically arbitrary and show how the theory can and should be developed.

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                Journal
                Utilitas
                Utilitas
                Cambridge University Press (CUP)
                0953-8208
                1741-6183
                June 2013
                June 28 2013
                June 2013
                : 25
                : 2
                : 206-220
                Article
                10.1017/S0953820812000453
                702ab8b6-0587-49c7-adb3-688f9eac2e4e
                © 2013

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