In "Pleasure and the Good Life" (2004), Fred Feldman defends a version of attitudinal hedonism, arguing that well-being consists in taking pleasure in propositional states rather than merely experiencing pleasurable sensations. Feldman uses "Desert-Adjusted Intrinsic Attitudinal Hedonism" to argue that the value of life depends on the, at times, merited nature of these pleasures, allowing the theory to withstand classic objections. For a detailed review, see the Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews . Fred Feldman, Pleasure and the Good Life - Ben Bradley