A dilemma for lexical and Archimedean views in population axiology. (6th November 2022)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- A dilemma for lexical and Archimedean views in population axiology. (6th November 2022)
- Main Title:
- A dilemma for lexical and Archimedean views in population axiology
- Authors:
- Thornley, Elliott
- Abstract:
- Abstract: Lexical views in population axiology can avoid the Repugnant Conclusion without violating Transitivity or Separability. However, they imply a dilemma: either some good life is better than any number of slightly worse lives, or else the 'at least as good as' relation on populations is radically incomplete. In this paper, I argue that Archimedean views face an analogous dilemma. I thus conclude that the lexical dilemma gives us little reason to prefer Archimedean views. Even if we give up on lexicality, problems of the same kind remain.
- Is Part Of:
- Economics and philosophy. Volume 38:Number 3(2022)
- Journal:
- Economics and philosophy
- Issue:
- Volume 38:Number 3(2022)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 38, Issue 3 (2022)
- Year:
- 2022
- Volume:
- 38
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2022-0038-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 395
- Page End:
- 415
- Publication Date:
- 2022-11-06
- Subjects:
- Population axiology -- lexical views -- Archimedean views -- Repugnant Conclusion -- incommensurability
Economics -- Philosophy -- Periodicals
330.01 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=EAP ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0266267121000213 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0266-2671
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- Legaldeposit
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