Superiority in value and the repugnant conclusion
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James Griffin has considered a weak form of superiority in value a possible remedy to the Repugnant Conclusion. In this paper, I demonstrate that, in a context where value is additive, this weaker form collapses into a stronger form of superiority. And in a context where value is non-additive, weak superiority does not amount to a radical value difference at all. I then spell out the consequences of these results for different interpretations of Griffin’s suggestion regarding population ethics. None of them comes out very successful, but perhaps they nevertheless retain some interest.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Titel | Hommage à Wlodek : philosophical papers dedicated to Wlodek Rabinowicz |
Redaktører | Toni Rønnow-Rasmussen, Björn Petersson, Jonas Josefsson, Dan Egonsson |
Antal sider | 34 |
Udgivelsessted | Lund |
Forlag | Samlignsnummer för enstaka enskilt utgivna arbeteb |
Publikationsdato | 2007 |
Status | Udgivet - 2007 |
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