Well-Being and Theism

William A. Lauinger is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Chestnut Hill College, PA, USA.

• Introduction Part One: The No Priority TheoryChapter One: General Remarks on Theories of Well-Being Chapter Two: Desire-fulfillment TheoriesChapter Three: Objective List Theories Chapter Four: The No Priority Theory Chapter Five: Hybrid Theories in General Part Two: What Metaphysics Best Supports the Proposed Account of Well-Being?Chapter Six: An Evolutionary Grounding for the No Priority TheoryChapter Seven: An Aristotelian Grounding for the No Priority TheoryChapter Eight: On Desires as Infinite in CharacterConclusionBibliographyIndex

In Well-Being and Theism, William Lauinger defends a new and provocative theory of human well-being—the desire-perfectionist view. His account draws on insights from the objective list and desire-fulfillment traditions, while challenging key assumptions of these views. In this way, Lauinger seeks to move beyond the long-standing impasse between these approaches and break new ground with his own theory. As his argument progresses, Lauinger introduces several distinctions which will be of interest to all theorists of well-being. He also connects the well-being debate to recent developments in psychology, metaethics, and the philosophy of religion. Full of examples from everyday life, Lauinger's volume is a pleasure to read and a welcome contribution to the well-being debate.