Anna Alexandrova (Cambridge University Lecturer)

A Philosophy for the Science of Well-Being

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Do the new sciences of well-being provide knowledge that respects the nature of well-being? This book written from the perspective of philosophy of science articulates how this field can speak to well-being proper and can do so in a way that respects the demands of objectivity and measurement.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 147mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 382g
• ISBN-13: 9780199300518
• ISBN-10: 0199300518
• Artikelnr.: 47867603

Autorenporträt

Anna Alexandrova is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Science at University of Cambridge and a Fellow of King's College, having previously taught at the University of Missouri St Louis. She writes on philosophy of social sciences, especially economic modelling, explanation, and the sciences of well-being. She was a recipient of the Philosophy of Science Association Recent PhD Essay Prize.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: Tools for Philosophy
1. Is There a Single Concept of Well-Being?
2. Is There a Single Theory of Well-Being?
3. How to Build a Theory: The Case of Child Well-Being
Part 2: Tools for Science
4. Can the Science of Well-Being Be Objective?
5. Is Well-Being Measurable?
6. Psychometrics as Theory Avoidance
Afterword
Appendix A
Appendix B
Works Cited