Philosophy & Public Affairs 51 (2023), 3

Two debates over value are nearly coeval with philosophy itself. One debate is over what is good for its own sake (intrinsically good), the other is over what contributes to an individual's welfare (“what would make this person's life go, for him, as well as possible”). These two debates, over “the good” and “the good-for,” are distinct, yet they have been parallel both in their leading theories and their main objections. Historically, the leading theories in both debates have been hedonist, desire-satisfaction, objective list, and perfectionist theories.