The State and the Good Life: An Analytical Comparison of Patterns
giti poorzaki
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Keywords: State, Wellbeing, Well-being-Oriented State, Neutral State, Liberal Perfectionist State ,
Abstract :
A good life —if not the ultimate human goal—have certainly been among the most important aims throughout history. While it was once conceivable that this goal could be pursued individually and in isolation, such an assumption is far less plausible today, when states influence nearly every aspect of human life—from health, employment, and security to family, and even genetics. The nature and extent of the state's role in securing and promoting citizens' well-being has thus become one of the most critical and contested issues in contemporary political philosophy. This article addresses the central question: What role should the state play in the well-being of its citizens? and What model of state intervention is most defensible? The answer depends largely on the model of governance adopted. At least four types of states can be distinguished based on their approach to the relationship between the state and well-being: the neutral state, the liberal perfectionist state, the ideological perfectionist state, and the welfare-oriented caring state. Using an analytical-argumentative method, the article first outlines the arguments supporting each model and then subjects them to counterarguments and rival perspectives in order to expose their limitations and flaws. So, these arguments are evaluated in terms of their coherence, consistency, and practical implications. The main finding of the study is that the welfare-oriented caring state better satisfies the criteria of consistency, coherence, and practical viability, and appears more defensible from a philosophical standpoint. The method employed is analytical-argumentative
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