+1 to this. I’ve been struggling figure out what seems wrong with every account of wellbeing and every form of utilitarianism I’d come across so far, and the answer was the lack of this account of wellbeing.
Preference utilitarianism, in which a ubiquitous preference is to have quality subjective experiences, and where the quality of subjective experience is understood in terms of tranquilism is by far the most accurate-seeming account of wellbeing I’ve come across so far
+1 to this. I’ve been struggling figure out what seems wrong with every account of wellbeing and every form of utilitarianism I’d come across so far, and the answer was the lack of this account of wellbeing.
Preference utilitarianism, in which a ubiquitous preference is to have quality subjective experiences, and where the quality of subjective experience is understood in terms of tranquilism is by far the most accurate-seeming account of wellbeing I’ve come across so far