| dc.contributor.author | Masny, Michal | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-30T18:19:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-30T18:19:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-04-04 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/162168 | |
| dc.description.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. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Springer Netherlands | en_US |
| dc.relation.isversionof | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-025-02320-0 | en_US |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_US |
| dc.source | Springer Netherlands | en_US |
| dc.title | Extension and replacement | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Masny, M. Extension and replacement. Philos Stud 182, 1115–1132 (2025). | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy | en_US |
| dc.relation.journal | Philosophical Studies | en_US |
| dc.identifier.mitlicense | PUBLISHER_CC | |
| dc.eprint.version | Final published version | en_US |
| dc.type.uri | http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle | en_US |
| eprint.status | http://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerReviewed | en_US |
| dc.date.updated | 2025-07-18T15:32:00Z | |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
| dc.rights.holder | The Author(s) | |
| dspace.embargo.terms | N | |
| dspace.date.submission | 2025-07-18T15:32:00Z | |
| mit.journal.volume | 182 | en_US |
| mit.license | PUBLISHER_CC | |
| mit.metadata.status | Authority Work and Publication Information Needed | en_US |
