Consequentialism about Meaning in Life

BRAMBLE, BEN ORCID: 0000-0003-1752-9667 (2015) Consequentialism about Meaning in Life. Utilitas, 27 (4). pp. 445-459.

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Abstract

<jats:p>What is it for a life to be meaningful? In this article, I defend what I call<jats:italic>Consequentialism about Meaning in Life</jats:italic>(or<jats:italic>CML</jats:italic>for short), the view that (1) one's life is meaningful at time<jats:italic>t</jats:italic>just in case one's surviving at<jats:italic>t</jats:italic>would be good in some way, and (2) one's life was meaningful<jats:italic>considered as a whole</jats:italic>just in case the world was (or will be) made better in some way for one's having existed.</jats:p>

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Uncontrolled Keywords:	Rare Diseases
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2018 10:08
Last Modified:	17 Mar 2024 01:02
DOI:	10.1017/s095382081500014x
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3027523