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Welfare, happiness, and ethics / L. W. Sumner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sumner, L. W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Happiness.
- Contentment.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 239 p.)
- Edition:
- New Edition
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1996.
- Summary:
- Wayne Sumner presents an original theory of the nature and philosophical importance of welfare or well-being. He argues, against currently dominant rival views, that welfare is closely connected to happiness or life satisfaction, and that it is the only basis for value ethics.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-80907-8
- 9786610809073
- OCLC:
- 1027156921
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