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Parity: an intuitive case

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In other work I have argued that items can be on a par, where being on a par is a fourth, basic, sui generis value relation beyond the usual trichotomy of ‘better than’, ‘worse than’, and ‘equally good’. In this paper, I aim to marshal non‐technical, intuitive arguments for this view. First, I try to cast doubt on the leading source of intuitive resistance to parity, the conviction that if two items are comparable, one must be better than the other, worse than it, or they must be equally good...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1111/rati.12148

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Social Sciences Division
Department:
Law
Sub department:
Law Faculty
Oxford college:
University College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-2207-7792
Publisher:
Wiley Publisher's website
Journal:
Ratio Journal website
Volume:
29
Issue:
4
Pages:
395-411
Publication date:
2016-11-09
Acceptance date:
2015-08-08
DOI:
EISSN:
1467-9329
ISSN:
0034-0006
Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:977366
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uuid:c7af5dd3-7099-4a86-8b62-3680ed570593
Local pid:
pubs:977366
Source identifiers:
977366
Deposit date:
2019-03-01

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