ABSTRACT
Considerations of the rich, meaningful life involve quite different matters than considerations of the prerequisites for a tolerable human life. When speaking of the good life, the writers want to give the notion a more central position than is usually given in contemporary, modernist theory. They criticize modern theories for focusing on actions, on the content of moral obligation or on the requirement to respect other people's lives, well-being and dignity, thus excluding considerations of the good life from the domain of morality. Certain basic interests common to all human beings can be detected despite the plurality of the conceptions of the good life. The distinction made between the common interests and the conceptions of the good human life can of course be criticized by claiming that such a distinction is vague and inaccurate. The chapter also presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book.
