Abstract
I describe six features of the human condition which I contend are common to us all, so bearing on questions concerning human well-being. Though I resist using the term human nature, as this may imply a too thick conception of commonality - not properly accounting for cultural and social differences, and inadequately accommodating the wide gamut of philosophical positions concerning the character of well-being and how it should be valued. The six features of the human condition outlined, therefore, will hopefully not be that controversial for most people, anticipating that, from this description, I can classify differences in philosophical positions concerning well-being. In short, drawing on the wider well-being literature in philosophy, I argue that whatever conception of well-being used, all must accommodate these six features of the human condition - though the precise relationship between these features vary, depending on the position taken. These features are embodiment, finiteness, sociability, cognition, evaluation, and agency
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | N/A |
Publication status | Unpublished - 10 Sept 2012 |
Event | Manchester Political Theory Conference (MANCEPT), Workshop on ‘Well-Being’, September 2012, University of Manchester. - Location unknown - please update Duration: 1 Jan 1990 → 1 Jan 1990 |
Paper
Paper | Manchester Political Theory Conference (MANCEPT), Workshop on ‘Well-Being’, September 2012, University of Manchester. |
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Period | 1/01/90 → 1/01/90 |
Keywords
- well-being
- the human condition
- political philosophy