Respect

Mark D. White

Chapter Chapter 4 in The Illusion of Well-Being, 2014, pp 129-165 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In the previous chapter we saw that people’s interests, the entirety of what matters to them and motivates their choices, are impossible for outside observers to specify or measure because they are multifaceted, complex, and inherently subjective. People cannot accurately describe or report their own interests, much less those of anybody else or of an entire population. Furthermore, even if we could identify what a person’s interests consist of, it is difficult enough to measure the quantifiable aspects of interests, such as well-being, without considering the qualitative aspects such as principles and ideals—never mind determining how a person balances this multitude of factors in specific decision-making contexts according to his or her unique judgment.

Keywords: Traffic Congestion; Wrongful Action; Parking Space; Congestion Price; Drunk Driving (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137361158_5

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