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Happiness and Well-Being: a one-day workshop
October 14, 2017
Bringing together three experts on the nature of happiness and well-being—Marc Fleurbaey (Princeton University), Carol Graham (the Brookings Institute), Dan Russell (University of Arizona)—this one-day workshop was designed to bring participants up to speed on current research and issues in understanding the nature of happiness and well-being. No specific background presupposed.
Open and free to all · Lunch and reception provided
This Philosophy, Politics & Economics event was co-sponsored by the Parr Center for Ethics, the Institute for Humane Studies, and the Templeton Foundation.
The Talks
This event was live-streamed! Videos available via YouTube here:
Marc Fleurbaey – Approaches to Well-Being: Ethical and Measurement Issues
Dan Russell – What We Don’t Know about Happiness: The Case of the Last Dollar Earned
The Stats
Here are links to download the accompanying PowerPoint presentations:
Marc Fleurbaey – Approaches to Well-Being: Ethical and Measurement Issues
Dan Russell – What We Don’t Know about Happiness: The Case of the Last Dollar Earned
Agenda
9:00 am
Registration and Breakfast
9:30 am
Opening Remarks
Sean Denney and Geoff Sayre-McCord
9:45 am
Approaches to Well-Being: Ethical and Measurement Issues
Marc Fleurbaey
11:15 am
Unequal Hopes, Happiness, and Lifespans in the U.S.: Some Insights from the New Science of Well-Being
Carol Graham
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
What We Don’t Know about Happiness: The Case of the Last Dollar Earned
Dan Russell
3:00 pm
Speaker Panel
Carol Graham, Marc Fleurbaey, Dan Russell
4:00 pm
Closing Remarks
Sean Denney and Geoff Sayre-McCord
4:30 pm
Reception