Defining Wellness in Legal Education: A Reply to Kawamata

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Crowe, Jonathan. 2023. "Defining Wellness in Legal Education: A Reply to Kawamata." Alternative Law Journal . 48 (2), pp. 140-142. https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X231169064

Article Title	Defining Wellness in Legal Education: A Reply to Kawamata
ERA Journal ID	35399
Article Category	Article
Authors	Crowe, Jonathan
Journal Title	Alternative Law Journal
Journal Citation	48 (2), pp. 140-142
Number of Pages	3
Year	2023
Publisher	SAGE Publications Ltd
Place of Publication	United Kingdom
ISSN	1037-969X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X231169064
Web Address (URL)	https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/1037969X231169064
Abstract	This article responds to Oscar Kawamata’s thought-provoking criticisms of the conception of law student well-being that I previously advocated in this journal. Kawamata argues that my objective model of well-being is unrealistic and unhelpful from his perspective as a law student, proposing instead a subjective account grounded in Buddhist philosophy. While acknowledging Kawamata’s valid concerns, I suggest that an idea of well-being with objective elements is still preferable to a purely subjective conception. Put simply, well-being does not just consist in changing your mind; sometimes, you need to change your life as well.
Keywords	Wellness; well-being; legal education; contentment; Buddhism; freedom; Sartre
Contains Sensitive Content	Does not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	480409. Legal education
Byline Affiliations	Bond University

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