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The aesthetic life
- Abstract:
- A commonplace assumption in welfare theorizing is that aesthetic engagement is a fundamental human good. In this paper, I tackle a different question: can the fact that a life itself is of aesthetic value be a benefit to the person who lives it? I argue that this question is not only interesting in and of itself, but also sheds substantial light on a range of debates over substantive welfare theories, including objective list and narrativist views.
- Publication status:
- Accepted
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Series:
- Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy
- Acceptance date:
- 2025-10-10
- ISSN:
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2633-0164
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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2306452
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pubs:2306452
- Deposit date:
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2025-10-31
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- Notes:
- Accepted for publication in Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy, forthcoming from Oxford University Press.
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