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On the interpersonal comparison of well-being, part 2
In a previous article I discussed the possibility of comparing the levels of well-being between different individuals. This is a crucial problem if we want to compare levels of suffering and happiness between different animals such as humans, insects, fish … Lees verder
On the interpersonal comparability of well-being
This is a simplified, introductory text to ‘Why I became a utilitarian’ and ‘Variable critical level utilitarianism’. For a follow up, see ‘On the interpersonal comparability of well-being, part 2‘ The problem of interpersonal comparability Is your feeling of … Lees verder
Why I became a utilitarian
Abstract In this article I explain how a specific utilitarian theory (variance normalized variable critical level rule preference utilitarianism that says we have to choose the situation that maximizes the sum of everyone’s just-noticeable difference normalized self-determined relative utilities) avoids … Lees verder
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Tags: ethical principles, population ethics, utilitarianism, utility, well-being
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Stijn Bruers, the rational ethicist 