Philosophy of Well-Being

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

What is intrinsically good for you? This is the central question philosophers who conceptualize well-being aim to answer. Schools of philosophy have a long and rich history of developing their conceptions of intrinsic good; nevertheless, we will focus on contemporary discussion of well-being in analytic philosophy. Besides diving into the latest development of prominent theories such as hedonism, desire satisfaction theories, objective list theories, perfectionist theories, and hybrid theories, we will also critically evaluate the most recent debates on resonance.