Extension and replacement
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Masny, Michal
Date Issued
April 4, 2025
Journal
Philosophical Studies
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Citation
Masny, M. Extension and replacement. Philos Stud 182, 1115–1132 (2025).
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Abstract
Many people believe that it is better to extend the length of a happy life than to create a new happy life, even if the total welfare is the same in both cases. Despite the popularity of this view, one would be hard-pressed to find a fully compelling justification for it in the literature. This paper develops a novel account of why and when extension is better than replacement that applies not just to persons but also to non-human animals and humanity as a whole.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-025-02320-0
