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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Well-being in Theory
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Well-being in Practice
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Well-being: A Reflective Equilibrium
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About this book
—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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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Universal Declaration of Human Well-being
Authors: Annie Austin
Series Title: Wellbeing in Politics and Policy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27107-7
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-27106-0Published: 06 December 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-27107-7Published: 22 November 2019
Series ISSN: 2629-2394
Series E-ISSN: 2629-2408
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 112
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Public Policy, Political Theory, International Organization, Comparative Politics, Sociological Theory, Quality of Life Research