THE WEIGHT OF SUFFERING.

The article delves into the ethical consideration of whether suffering outweighs happiness in evaluating the moral goodness of the world. It introduces the concept of Lexical Threshold Negative Utilitarianism (LTNU), which posits that there exists a depth of suffering that cannot be offset by any amount of happiness experienced by others. It explores various axiological principles and structural assumptions about population ethics to argue for LTNU.