Overall Lifelong Fortune: A Critique of the Intrinsic Potential Account.
Abstract: It seems clear that a fortunate life for a human being is very different from a fortunate life for a dog. But it is not clear what the appropriate measure is for determining whether a life is fortunate or not. Jeff McMahan rejects the Species Norm Account and defends the Intrinsic Potentia...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Applied Philosophy Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 617 - 630 |
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Aug2018
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