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Plato's “democratic man” and the implausibility of preference utilitarianism

Theory and Decision volume 24, pages 43–55 (1988)Cite this article

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    Tal Scriven

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I would like to thank Stephen Ball and Charles Hagen for helpful discussion of the topics in this paper.

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Scriven, T. Plato's “democratic man” and the implausibility of preference utilitarianism. Theor Decis 24, 43–55 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00137222

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  • Preference Utilitarianism