{"product_id":"the-passing-of-temporal-well-being-ben-bramble-9781138713932","title":"The Passing of Temporal Well-Being","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe philosophical study of well-being concerns what makes lives good for their subjects. It is now standard among philosophers to distinguish between two kinds of well-being: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003ci\u003elifetime\u003c\/i\u003e well-being, i.e., how good a person's life was for him or her considered as a whole, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003ci\u003etemporal\u003c\/i\u003e well-being, i.e., how well off someone was, or how they fared, at a particular moment in time (\u003ci\u003emomentary\u003c\/i\u003e well-being) or over a period of time longer than a moment but shorter than a whole life, say, a day, month, year, or chapter of a life (\u003ci\u003eperiodic\u003c\/i\u003e well-being).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany theories have been offered of each of these kinds of well-being. A common view is that lifetime well-being is in some way constructed out of temporal well-being. This book argues that much of this literature is premised on a mistake. Lifetime well-being cannot be constructed out of temporal well-being, because there is no such thing as temporal well-being. The only genuine kind of well-being is lifetime well-being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Passing of Temporal Well-Being \u003c\/i\u003ewill prove essential reading for professional philosophers, especially in moral and political philosophy. It will also be of interest to welfare economists and policy-makers who appeal to well-being\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Bramble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138713937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138713932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d","brand":"Ben Bramble","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087765713151,"sku":"9781138713932","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0e61d60-33a9-4c67-b62c-7b24f9d78ff4.jpg?v=1769101276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-passing-of-temporal-well-being-ben-bramble-9781138713932","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}