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Intransitivity Without Zeno’s Paradox

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Recent Work on Intrinsic Value

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Carlson, E. (2005). Intransitivity Without Zeno’s Paradox. In: Rønnow-Rasmussen, T., Zimmerman, M.J. (eds) Recent Work on Intrinsic Value. Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3846-1_22

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