Does utilitarianism need a rethink? Review of Louis Narens and Brian Skyrms' The Pursuit of Happiness

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Journal of Economic Methodology 29 (3):256-261 (2021)
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Philosophers have typically shown high confidence in their evaluations of Utilitarianism, whether as an endorsement or a disparagement. Rarely, however, has much effort been spent on investigating...

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Heather Browning
University of Southampton
Walter Veit
University of Reading

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