Authentic happiness

Utilitas 22 (3):272-284 (2010)
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This article discusses L. W. Sumner's theory of well-being as authentic happiness. I distinguish between extreme and moderate versions of subjectivism and argue that Sumner's characterization of the conditions of authenticity leads him to an extreme subjective theory. More generally, I also criticize Sumner's argument for the subjectivity of welfare. I conclude by addressing some of the implications of my arguments for theories of well-being in philosophy and welfare measurement in the social sciences

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Greg Bognar
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Happiness.Dan Haybron - forthcoming - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

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