Back to Search
Start Over
Population axiology and the possibility of a fourth category of absolute value.
- Source :
- Economics & Philosophy; Mar2020, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p81-110, 30p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
-
Abstract
- Critical-Range Utilitarianism is a variant of Total Utilitarianism which can avoid both the Repugnant Conclusion and the Sadistic Conclusion in population ethics. Yet Standard Critical-Range Utilitarianism entails the Weak Sadistic Conclusion, that is, it entails that each population consisting of lives at a bad well-being level is not worse than some population consisting of lives at a good well-being level. In this paper, I defend a version of Critical-Range Utilitarianism which does not entail the Weak Sadistic Conclusion. This is made possible by what I call 'undistinguishedness', a fourth category of absolute value in addition to goodness, badness, and neutrality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02662671
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Economics & Philosophy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 141697977
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266267119000087