Journal article
How to avoid the repugnant conclusion
- Abstract:
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Derek Parfit thought that his continuum argument in population ethics leading to the Repugnant Conclusion—viz., that a world with a vast number of people leading lives barely worth living is better than a world with many people enjoying excellent lives—raised a puzzle that must be solved before we can hope to arrive at a correct theory of morality, what he called ‘Theory X’. This chapter critically examines four possible ‘structural’ solutions to continua arguments like Parfit’s—solutions acc...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Authors
Contributors
+ McMahan, J
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Philosophy Faculty
Role:
Editor
+ Campbell, T
Role:
Editor
+ Goodrich, J
Role:
Editor
+ Ramakrishnan, K
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Philosophy Faculty
Role:
Editor
Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press Publisher's website
- Series:
- Ethics and Existence: The Legacy of Derek Parfit
- Pages:
- 398-429
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
- Publication date:
- 2022-01-19
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-09-01
- DOI:
- ISBN:
- 9780192894250
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
-
1131315
- Local pid:
- pubs:1131315
- Deposit date:
- 2020-09-09
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- Copyright holder:
- Oxford University Press
- Copyright date:
- 2022
- Rights statement:
- © Oxford University Press 2022.
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