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CEPPA Talk (online) – Valerie Tiberius (Minnesota)
October 17, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Title: Happy Immoralists and Satisfied Loners: A Pragmatic Perspective on Disagreement about Well-being
Abstract: Can a morally bad person live well? Can a person without friends achieve well-being? There is long-standing disagreement about the correct answers to these questions. I offer a diagnosis of the debate between those who answer “no” (objectivists about well-being) and those who answer “yes” (subjectivists about well-being). I suggest that the reason people are divided about this question is that the opposing answers represent two different perspectives on well-being that answer to two different sets of practical interests. Given this diagnosis, the cure is to acknowledge the importance of both perspectives. I discuss different ways of doing this.
Location: online & livestreamed from Edgecliffe G03