Questions about what constitutes a good quality of life have occupied policymakers and thinkers since Antiquity. Aristotle, for example, argued that defining the good life lies at the heart of political life itself. In recent years, this question has gained renewed urgency as contemporary societies become increasingly fragmented. Disagreements are pervasive across social media and at the ballot box, making public dialogue more difficult. This fragmentation reflects a deeper challenge: our growing difficulty in identifying and expressing what truly matters, and therefore in designing policies that promote our collective well-being.
While an expanding body of research seeks to identify goals
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