Schmidt, Stephen J. (2020) Resources and the acceptability of the Repugnant Conclusion. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 35 (1). pp. 113-128. ISSN 2171-679X
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Abstract
Parfit’s Repugnant Conclusion argues, against intuition, that for any world A, another world Z with higher population and minimal well-being is better. That intuition is incorrect because the argument has not considered resources that support well-being. Z must have many more resources supporting well-being than A does. Z is repugnant because it spreads those resources among too many people; another world with Z’s resources and fewer people, if available, would be far superior. But Z is still better than A; it is worth accepting its very large population to get the resources needed to support their well-being.
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| Additional Information: | ISSN: 0495-4548 (print) | ||||||
| Keywords: | Repugnant Conclusion, resources, feasibility, population ethics. | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Ethical Issues Specific Sciences > Psychology > Social Psychology General Issues > Thought Experiments |
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| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email theoria@ehu.es | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 05 Mar 2020 01:31 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 05 Mar 2020 01:31 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 16973 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science | ||||||
| Publisher: | Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco | ||||||
| Official URL: | https://www.ehu.eus/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/... | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1387/theoria.20121 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Ethical Issues Specific Sciences > Psychology > Social Psychology General Issues > Thought Experiments |
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| Date: | January 2020 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 113-128 | ||||||
| Volume: | 35 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2171-679X | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16973 |
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