Can happiness measures be calibrated?
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چکیده
Abstract Measures of happiness are increasingly being used throughout the social sciences. While these measures have attracted numerous types criticisms, a crucial aspect has been left largely unexplored—their calibration. Using Eran Tal’s recently developed notion calibration we argue first that prospect continued is for science happiness, and second, faces particular problem—The Two Unknowns Problem. The Problem relies on claim individuals necessarily part measurement apparatus in person no reason to believe evaluation standards people employ invariant across time. We calibrating therefore involves solving an equation with two unknowns—an individual’s degree their standards—which is, generally, not possible. Third, consider possible escape routes from this problem suggest most promising route requires yet unexplored empirical theoretical work linking behavioral or neural evidence.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Synthese
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0039-7857', '1573-0964']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-021-03043-5