Computing the Quality of Life

摘要: The title of this paper invites one to raise an eyebrow. Quality life is a notion which we want measure with precision, but seemingly cannot. We it for variety reasons. As individuals wish not just live long, well. In seeking health care, example, simply survive, ease our pain, ameliorate handicaps, shorten the course illnesses, return as quickly possible pursuit plans and valued activities. society similarly formulate some conception collective well-being, then pursue through public policies promoting, health, education, defense national culture. all these activities, must rely on judgments about quality life. These may be rough, they even explicit; yet, or collectively cannot appraise current lives make decisions future without at least determining states affairs are acceptable not, alternatives preferable worthy pursuit, avoided. Without such basic value priority, would drift aimlessly, making arbitrarily ineffectually, wasting effort resources.