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Well-Being Is About What Makes a Life Go Well

Philosophical well-being asks how well a person’s life is going for that person: which ultimate goods make it worth living from their point of view. It is prudential value, distinct from moral or aesthetic value.

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The key marker is “good for”: well-being concerns a person’s own life, rather than goodness in general.

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So “Is this morally admirable?” and “Is this good for the person?” are different questions, not synonyms.

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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ↗Well-BeingPublication date unavailable