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    The normative reconstruction yields a moral dilemma in wh... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→We cannot exorcise the paradoxes of population ethics by giving up the transitivity of 'better than'

    The normative reconstruction yields a moral dilemma in which all available actions are forbidden

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    One of the questions raised by this radical proposal is whether arguments like the mere addition paradox themselves justify the rejection of transitivity or whether further arguments are needed since transitivity seems to be part of the meaning and logic of the relation “better than” (Broome 2004). However, it has been suggested that there are two “better than”-concepts, one based on intrinsic value and one based on the stance that one ought to take towards the evaluated objects (Arrhenius 2004;

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