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I defend the view that there are organic unities mainly by presenting examples of organic unities. I also defend the view against two objections. The first objection appeals to the notion of an evaluatively incomplete state of affairs. The second objection holds that the intrinsic value of a state of affairs can be different in different contexts. I argue that neither objection provides a compelling reason for rejecting these examples.
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Lemos, N. Organic Unities. The Journal of Ethics 2, 321–337 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009747204702
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009747204702