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Consequentialism in infinite worlds
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Mathematical Science.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7656-7271
Department of Philosophy, Texas A&M University, USA.
2020 (English)In: Analysis, ISSN 0003-2638, E-ISSN 1467-8284, Vol. 80, no 2, p. 240-248Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

We show that in infinite worlds, the following three conditions are incompatible: 1) The spatiotemporal ordering of individuals is morally irrelevant. 2) All else being equal, the act of bringing about a good outcome with a high probability is better than the act of bringing about the same outcome with a low probability. 3) One act is better than another only if there is a nonzero probability that it brings about a better outcome. The impossibility of combining these conditions shows that it is more costly to endorse 1) than has been previously acknowledged.

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Oxford University Press, 2020. Vol. 80, no 2, p. 240-248
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Probability Theory and Statistics Philosophy Mathematical Analysis
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Applied Mathematics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-76012DOI: 10.1093/analys/anz078ISI: 000569021900005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85093958914OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-76012DiVA, id: diva2:1351403
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Available from: 2019-09-16 Created: 2019-09-16 Last updated: 2020-11-03Bibliographically approved

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