A dilemma for lexical and Archimedean views in population axiology

IF 1.2 2区哲学 Q3 ECONOMICS

Economics and Philosophy Pub Date : 2021-09-06 DOI:10.1017/S0266267121000213

E. Thornley

引用次数: 2

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.

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人口价值论中的词汇观与阿基米德观的两难选择

人口价值论中的抽象词汇观可以在不违反传递性或可分性的情况下避免令人反感的结论。然而，它们意味着一个困境：要么一些好的生活比任何数量的稍差的生活都要好，要么人口之间的“至少一样好”关系根本不完整。在本文中，我认为阿基米德的观点面临着类似的困境。因此，我得出的结论是，词汇困境几乎没有理由让我们更喜欢阿基米德的观点。即使我们放弃了词汇性，同样的问题仍然存在。

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Economics and Philosophy Multiple-

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1.80

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期刊介绍： The disciplines of economics and philosophy each possess their own special analytical methods, whose combination is powerful and fruitful. Each discipline can be enriched by the other. Economics and Philosophy aims to promote their mutual enrichment by publishing articles and book reviews in all areas linking these subjects. Topics include the methodology and epistemology of economics, the foundations of decision theory and game theory, the nature of rational choice in general, historical work on economics with a philosophical purpose, ethical issues in economics, the use of economic techniques in ethical theory, and many other subjects.