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  • Interdisciplinary studies
  • Philosophy of science
  • Well-being research

Background:

  • Calls for science and philosophy of well-being to learn from each other are common.
  • Previous attempts often focused on correcting perceived errors in the other field.
  • This paper argues for a deeper reconciliation through pluralism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the differences between scientific and philosophical approaches to well-being.
  • To advocate for pluralism as a central tenet for integrating these fields.
  • To explore the benefits of both conceptual and methodological pluralism.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of current trends in well-being science and philosophy.
  • Examination of conceptual frameworks in philosophy of well-being.
  • Review of methodological approaches in well-being research.

Main Results:

  • Well-being science currently exhibits methodological pluralism.
  • Philosophy of well-being has historically favored conceptual monism, though this is changing.
  • Conceptual monism is being challenged within philosophy, while methodological pluralism faces challenges in science.

Conclusions:

  • A unified approach to well-being requires embracing both conceptual and methodological pluralism.
  • Philosophers should adopt the methodological pluralism found in well-being science.
  • Scientists should consider the conceptual arguments for pluralism from philosophical debates.