If personal identity conditions differ between hedonist and preferentialist accounts, then comparativism yields different and incompatible verdicts depending on which theory is paired with it.
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hedonism(Normative/axiological hedonism concerning what has value)
The view that the mental state of pleasure is the only thing having intrinsic value, and the mental state of pain is the only intrinsic evil.
identity conditions(Metaphysics of mental states)
The criteria that determine what makes an entity the same entity across time or contexts, i.e., what individuates it.
incompatible(as used to describe conflicting demands or responsibilities)
Unable to exist or work together at the same time; conflicting with each other.
personal identity(Philosophy of personal identity)
The relation of sameness holding between a person existing at one time and something existing at another time, analyzed here in terms of psychological continuity