Proofs That P - by Bentham's Bulldog - Bentham's Newsletter
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Inspired by Huemer. Huemer: some people have denied that P. This has a crucial problem: it’s obviously false (chuckles). Therefore, P. Parfit: we might adopt view, O, according to which ~P. This, in my view, would be a very grave mistake. Therefore, I suggest, we should adopt view P, according to which: P. Lance Bush: I don’t know what you mean by ~P. Bentham’s Bulldog (ME): P is obviously true. Our denial of P comes from the fact that we find it hard to empathize with small, simple conclusions like P, rather than larger, macro-scale conclusions (like ~P, which is larger on account of…
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