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A Universal Declaration of Human Well-being: Wellbeing in Politics and Policy

Autor Annie Austin
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 6 dec 2019
"This book makes a vital contribution to the current literature on human well-being. Through a condensed but incisive analysis of a wide range of sources, from ancient philosophy to the political constitutions of modern nation states, Annie Austin builds a strong case for a universal core of human well-being. Her identification of the vital importance of an "infrastructure of sociality" should be noted by academicians, politicians and policy-makers who are seeking to use well-being as a means of rethinking how we are to meet the challenges of the 21st century."
—Allister McGregor, University of Sheffield, UK

This book examines the differing policy implications of the different conceptions of wellbeing across the world. There is an ongoing debate, in both philosophical and policy circles, about the legitimacy of universal frameworks of wellbeing. Who should decide what it means to live a good life? Is it possible to arrive at a shared definition, or is there simply too much individual and cultural diversity in conceptions of the good life? By devising an ‘overlapping consensus’ on wellbeing, the book represents a starting point for political negotiation and public deliberation about the kinds of societies we (as collectivities) wish to create, and the kinds of lives we (as individuals embedded in those societies) want to live. The book provides philosophically-informed public policy insight, making it a valuable contribution to interdisciplinary wellbeing scholarship.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783030271060
ISBN-10: 3030271064
Pagini: 72
Ilustrații: XI, 112 p. 1 illus.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2020
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Pivot
Seria Wellbeing in Politics and Policy

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

Chapter 1. Well-being in Politics and Policy.- Chapter 2. Theories of Well-being: The Foundations.- Chapter 3. The Constituents of Well-being: Overlapping values.- Chapter 4. Well-being in Europe.- Chapter 5. Well-being in North America.- Chapter 6. Well-being in Latin America.- Chapter 7. Well-being in Asia.- Chapter 8. Well-being in Africa.- Chapter 9. Well-being: A reflective equilibrium.

Notă biografică

Annie Austin is Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy at the University of Manchester, UK.

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"This book makes a vital contribution to the current literature on human well-being. Through a condensed but incisive analysis of a wide range of sources, from ancient philosophy to the political constitutions of modern nation states, Annie Austin builds a strong case for a universal core of human well-being. Her identification of the vital importance of an "infrastructure of sociality" should be noted by academicians, politicians and policy-makers who are seeking to use well-being as a means of rethinking how we are to meet the challenges of the 21st century."
—Allister McGregor, University of Sheffield, UK

This book examines the differing policy implications of the different conceptions of wellbeing across the world. There is an ongoing debate, in both philosophical and policy circles, about the legitimacy of universal frameworks of wellbeing. Who should decide what it means to live a good life? Is it possible to arrive at ashared definition, or is there simply too much individual and cultural diversity in conceptions of the good life? By devising an ‘overlapping consensus’ on wellbeing, the book represents a starting point for political negotiation and public deliberation about the kinds of societies we (as collectivities) wish to create, and the kinds of lives we (as individuals embedded in those societies) want to live. The book provides philosophically-informed public policy insight, making it a valuable contribution to interdisciplinary wellbeing scholarship.

Annie Austin is Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy at the University of Manchester, UK.