@article{69a88de99b1543518a5d80ba8bef1922,
title = "Consequentialism, Welfarism, and Meaning in Life",
abstract = "What, if anything, makes a life meaningful? Consequentialist theories about meaning in life maintain that the consequences of that life confer meaning upon it. This article advances one such theory: welfarism about meaning in life. According to this view, a life is conferred meaning if, and only if, and then only insofar as, it promotes or protects the well-being of other welfare subjects. The purpose of this article is to show why welfarism about meaning in life is the most plausible theory about meaning in life.",
author = "Chad Stevenson",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 The Author(s). Pacific Philosophical Quarterly published by University of Southern California and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1111/papq.12474",
language = "English",
volume = "105",
pages = "447--604",
journal = "Pacific Philosophical Quarterly",
issn = "0279-0750",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "4",
}