Consequentialism about Meaning in Life

Consequentialism about Meaning in Life

What is it for a life to be meaningful? In this article, I defend what I call Consequentialism about Meaning in Life (or CML for short), the view that (1) one's life is meaningful at time t just in case one's surviving at t would be good in some way, and (2) one's life was meaningful...

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Veröffentlicht in:Utilitas 2015-12, Vol.27 (4), p.445-459
1. Verfasser: BRAMBLE, BEN
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Consequentialism
Contingent interest
Cultural values
Happiness
Morality
Social exchange theory
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:What is it for a life to be meaningful? In this article, I defend what I call Consequentialism about Meaning in Life (or CML for short), the view that (1) one's life is meaningful at time t just in case one's surviving at t would be good in some way, and (2) one's life was meaningful considered as a whole just in case the world was (or will be) made better in some way for one's having existed.
ISSN:0953-8208
1741-6183
DOI:10.1017/S095382081500014X