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    Supports→The inclusive-dominance interpretation of theoretical contemplation faces a problem of coherence.

    A coherent account of happiness cannot simultaneously treat an activity as constitutive of happiness and as subordinate to a single dominant component without equivocation on 'happiness'.

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    Key Terms

    Account(as in 'Wittgenstein's account of concepts')
    A philosophical explanation or theory about how something works or what something is.
    Dominant component(referring to a single main element of happiness that overshadows other parts)
    The main or most important part of something that stands out as the primary element.
    Equivocation(Lewis diagnoses the ontological argument as equivocating on 'a being than which nothing greater can be conceived is possible'.)
    A fallacy in which a key term or phrase is used in two different senses within the same argument, making an invalid inference appear valid.
    Subordinate(legal philosophy)
    Lower in rank, importance, or authority; treated as less fundamental than something else.
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    (de Finetti's usage in the context of the Dutch Book argument for probabilism)
    A subject is coherent if their unconditional degrees of belief do not permit a Dutch Book (a guaranteed loss through a combination of bets) to be made against them
    constitutive(an alternative type of relationship the grounding relation might be)
    Describes how something is made up of or formed from basic components that define its essential nature.

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