#91 - Theories of Ill-Being | Gwen Bradford
From The Ethical Frontier by Jason Chen
April 12, 2026 · 1h 3m · Episode 91
About this episode
In this interview, we discuss theories of ill-being that correspond to each of the four major theories of well-being.
You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Gwen Bradford is Associate Professor & Chancellor Jackman Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. Website: https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/directory/gwen-bradford/ Summary:In this interview, we discuss theories of ill-being that correspond to each of the four major theories of well-being: hedonism, desire-satisfactionism, objective list theory, and nature-fulfillment theory.
People in this episode
Host: Jason Chen
Guest: Gwen Bradford
Topics covered
- theories of ill-being
- well-being
- philosophy
- hedonism
- desire-satisfactionism
- objective list theory
- nature-fulfillment theory
Keywords
- ill-being
- well-being
- philosophy
- hedonism
- desire-satisfactionism
- objective list theory
- nature-fulfillment theory
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Toronto
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