The essential core of the argument from analogy is that just as it is rational from the perspective of individual persons to maximize their net level of satisfaction, So also it is rational from the perspective of everyone to maximize over the entire set of satisfactions. I argue that the objections of rawls, Gauthier, And nozick to this argument can be answered, And that this argument provides a foundation for classical utilitarianism.

Silent reading is markedly different from loud reading. For loud reading it is necessary that the spoken words match the printed or written words in accord with rules of pronunciation and grammar. Ordinarily, a loud reader can repeat or describe what he has read, but the acquisition of this ability is not necessary for loud reading. However, for silent reading it is necessary that the reader can repeat or describe the printed or written words that he has read. Inner voicing (...) may be part of the experience of silent reading, but it isn’t necessary. (shrink)

Silent reading is markedly different from loud reading. For loud reading it is necessary that the spoken words match the printed or written words in accord with rules of pronunciation and grammar. Ordinarily, a loud reader can repeat or describe what he has read, but the acquisition of this ability is not necessary for loud reading. However, for silent reading it is necessary that the reader can repeat or describe the printed or written words that he has read. Inner voicing (...) may be part of the experience of silent reading, but it isn’t necessary. (shrink)