Welfare Meaning And Worth

Author : Aaron Smuts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781315441900

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Welfare, Meaning, and Worth by Aaron Smuts Pdf

Welfare, Meaning, and Worth argues that there is more to what makes a life worth living than welfare, and that a good life does not consist of what is merely good for the one who lives it. Smuts defends an objective list theory that states that the notion of worth captures matters of importance for which no plausible theory of welfare can account. He puts forth that lives worth living are net high in various objective goods, including pleasure, meaning, knowledge, and loving relationships. The first part of the book presents a theory of worth, a mental statist account of welfare, and an objectivist theory of meaning. The second part explores the implications for moral theory, the popularity of painful art, and the viability of pessimism about the human condition. This book offers an original exploration of worth as a combination of welfare and meaning that will be of interest to philosophers and ethicists who work on issues in well-being and positive psychology.

Author : Noel W Timms,David Watson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429878282

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Talking About Welfare by Noel W Timms,David Watson Pdf

Originally published in 1976 Talking About Welfare is a collection of essays providing a general survey of the problems facing social welfare. The book introduces a number of philosophers, social workers and social administrators, concentrating on problems in describing a general philosophical orientation to social work, what it means to understand another person, and to problems in describing and justifying social work and social welfare activity. The essays collected contribute to discussion of a wide range of welfare issues, principally that of personal and social welfare, the moral justification of welfare provision, and conceptions of community.

Author : Mara van der Lugt
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691226149

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Dark Matters by Mara van der Lugt Pdf

An intellectual history of the philosophers who grappled with the problem of evil, and the case for why pessimism still holds moral value for us today In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, philosophers engaged in heated debates on the question of how God could have allowed evil and suffering in a creation that is supposedly good. Dark Matters traces how the competing philosophical traditions of optimism and pessimism arose from early modern debates about the problem of evil, and makes a compelling case for the rediscovery of pessimism as a source for compassion, consolation, and perhaps even hope. Bringing to life one of the most vibrant eras in the history of philosophy, Mara van der Lugt discusses legendary figures such as Leibniz, Hume, Voltaire, Rousseau, Kant, and Schopenhauer. She also introduces readers to less familiar names, such as Bayle, King, La Mettrie, and Maupertuis. Van der Lugt describes not only how the earliest optimists and pessimists were deeply concerned with finding an answer to the question of the value of existence that does justice to the reality of human suffering, but also how they were fundamentally divided over what such an answer should look like. A breathtaking work of intellectual history by one of today's leading scholars, Dark Matters reveals how the crucial moral aim of pessimism is to find a way of speaking about suffering that offers consolation and does justice to the fragility of life.

Author : Berrin Beasley,Mitchell R. Haney
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780739174128

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Social Media and the Value of Truth by Berrin Beasley,Mitchell R. Haney Pdf

Social media is ubiquitous. From Facebook and Twitter to YouTube, the blogosphere, and Massively Multi-Player Online Role-Playing Games, people have plugged into numerous online venues for social, intellectual, and leisure activities. The pervasiveness of social media calls for ethical reflection, and one of the most pertinent values at stake is that of truth. Current figures estimate there are more than 1 billion social media users worldwide with the ability to connect with people who share similar interests, to present themselves as experts on anything and everything no matter their qualifications, and to contribute the types of factual information formerly limited to professional communication outlets such as news agencies. It's this wide-ranging definition of truth that demands evaluation of the myriad ways social media affect society. This volume does just that by collecting insights from leading experts in the communication and philosophy disciplines as they examine a variety of issues related to the value of truth in the realm of social media.

Author : Bernice Q. Madison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Social policy
ISBN : 0429312555

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The Meaning of Social Policy by Bernice Q. Madison Pdf

Author : Professor Noel W Timms,Rita Timms,Noel Timms
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136877377

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Dictionary of Social Welfare by Professor Noel W Timms,Rita Timms,Noel Timms Pdf

First Published in 1982. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Warren R. Copeland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105008558848

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And the Poor Get Welfare by Warren R. Copeland Pdf

This overview of the poverty problem begins by summarizing our current situation, with emphasis on its spiritual dimensions. It then places these issues within the American historical context. The core of the book is the presentation of alternative ways of looking at the problem and of trying to deal with it, with particular emphasis on the ethical principles that shape each alternative.

Author : Richard Hugman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1998-07-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349267477

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Social Welfare and Social Value by Richard Hugman Pdf

Changes in ideas about social welfare have required caring professions to adapt their practices in ways which have challenged their underlying values and their relationships with service users. Focusing on nursing, remedial therapy and social work, this book examines core social values expressed through policy. The implications of these ideas for the caring professions in social welfare are explored, as are important questions about the use of industrial and commercial metaphors in health and human services.

Author : David S. Clark
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1809 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-07-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780761923879

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Encyclopedia of Law and Society by David S. Clark Pdf

Introduction to and survey of the field of law and society. Includes interdisciplinary perspectives on law from sociology, criminology, cultural anthropology, political science, social psychology, and economics.

Author : Thomas E. Hill
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780199252626

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Human Welfare and Moral Worth by Thomas E. Hill Pdf

Volume II of the exclusive behind-the-scenes diaries of one of Ireland's most hard-working politicians ... Another hilarious account of local politics from Pat Shortt's legendary creation, the esteemed Councillor Maurice Hickey. The sequel to the popular I will in me Politics which was a runaway success - features a host of hilarious and recognisable characters.

Author : Norman P. Barry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Public welfare
ISBN : 0816618836

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Welfare by Norman P. Barry Pdf

Barry (politics, U. of Buckingham) traces the origins of welfare from its beginnings in early utilitarian social philosophy to its full articulation in the theories of citizenship and community that emerged in criticism of 19th century capitalism. He considers the meaning of welfare and its connection with other concepts, particularly social justice, equality, freedom, and rights. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Herbert a Simon and Hilldale Professor Daniel M Hausman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1139224751

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Preferences, Value, Choice, and Welfare by Herbert a Simon and Hilldale Professor Daniel M Hausman Pdf

This book is about preferences, principally as they figure in economics. It also explores their uses in everyday language and action, how they are understood in psychology and how they figure in philosophical reflection on action and morality. The book clarifies and for the most part defends the way in which economists invoke preferences to explain, predict and assess behavior and outcomes. Hausman argues, however, that the predictions and explanations economists offer rely on theories of preference formation that are in need of further development, and he criticizes attempts to define welfare in terms of preferences and to define preferences in terms of choices or self-interest. The analysis clarifies the relations between rational choice theory and philosophical accounts of human action. The book also assembles the materials out of which models of preference formation and modification can be constructed, and it comments on how reason and emotion shape preferences.

Author : Gianfranco Pellegrino
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1286 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031070020

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Handbook of the Philosophy of Climate Change by Gianfranco Pellegrino Pdf

Author : C.L. Sheng
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401131926

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A New Approach to Utilitarianism by C.L. Sheng Pdf

1.1 Utilitarian Theories This book is a monograph on moral philosophy and social philosophy, particularly the part of the philosophy of economics that is related to the general distribution problem. It presents a comprehensive ethical theory, together with an application of the theory to distributive justice. The viewpoint of this theory is utilitarian. However, this theory is different in some crucial points, as well as in minor details, from all existing forms of utilitarianism. Moral philosophy deals essentially with the moral judgment of actions, i. e., whether a moral action is right or wrong, good or bad. The judgment is usually based on a line of logical reasoning, which can be traced to a final reason called the justification or ultimate principle. An ethical theory is a self-consistent system built upon a basic, or ultimate, principle. An ultimate principle can never be rigorously proven, and is not unique. Different philosophers establish different ethical theories upon different principles. Therefore, in the history of development of moral philosophy, there have been a large number of ethical theories and schools. Even wi thin the same school having the same ultimate principle, different philosophers may have different versions of the theory, because of small variations in the interpretation of the ultimate principle or in the elaboration of the details.

Author : Racheli Haliva
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110553321

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Scepticism and Anti-Scepticism in Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Thought by Racheli Haliva Pdf

The tension between reason and revelation has occupied Jewish philosophers for centuries, who were committed, on the one hand, to defending Judaism, and, on the other hand, to remaining loyal to philosophical principles. Maimonides is considered the most prominent Jewish religious philosopher, whose aim was to reconcile philosophy, in particular Aristotelian philosophy, with the fundamental principles of Judaism. But many other Jewish thinkers, before and after him, also struggled with this task, raising the question whether it is possible to attain this reconciliation. The connection between philosophy and religion was often not an obvious one. As a consequence, it could serve in some cases as grounds for supporting Maimonides’ project, while in others it could lead to rejection. Scepticism and Anti septicism in Medieval Jewish Thought focuses on sceptical questions, methods, strategies, and approaches raised by Jewish thinkers in the Middle Ages. In a series of lectures, we examine the variety of attitudes presented by these thinkers, as well as the latest readings of contemporary scholars concerning those attitudes.