Weighing Goods: Equality, Uncertainty and Time

Wiley-Blackwell (1991)
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This study uses techniques from economics to illuminate fundamental questions in ethics, particularly in the foundations of utilitarianism. Topics considered include the nature of teleological ethics, the foundations of decision theory, the value of equality and the moral significance of a person's continuing identity through time.

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Introduction I: The Structure of Good.  (pages 1–21)John Broome
Introduction II: Weighing Goods.  (pages 22–38)John Broome
Similarity Arguments.  (pages 39–59)John Broome
The Separability Theorems.  (pages 60–89)John Broome
Expected Utility and Rationality.  (pages 90–120)John Broome
The Coherence of Good.  (pages 121–150)John Broome
Coherence Against the Pareto Principle.  (pages 151–164)John Broome
The Principle of Personal Good.  (pages 165–173)John Broome
The Interpersonal Addition Theorem.  (pages 202–223)John Broome
Utilitarian Metaphysics?  (pages 224–240)John Broome
Bibliography.  (pages 241–249)John Broome
Index.  (pages 251–255)John Broome

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