The Ontology of Well-Being in Social Policy and Welfare Practice
The Ontology of Well-Being in Social Policy and Welfare Practice
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031181417 | 496 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 7 MB
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031181417 | 496 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 7 MB
This book provides important philosophical insights concerning the kind of creatures we are such that we can experience something we understand as well-being, with these insights then being applied to various areas of social policy and welfare practice. The author defends what he calls The Ontology of Well-Being Thesis (TOWT), addressing ontological questions about the human condition, and how these questions are fundamental to issues concerning what we might know about human well-being and how we should promote it. Yet, surprisingly, these ontological questions are often side-lined in academic, political, and policy and practice based debates about well-being.