29. Comparing Utilities

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Part One: Introductory
5. 1. Introduction 3
6. 2. On Moore’s Paradox 21
7. 3. On Factuality 26
8. 4. On the Canons of Deductive Inference 37
9. 5. Preliminary Assault on the Philosophy of Empiricism 59
10. Part Two: On the Canons of Induction
11. 6. Preliminary Considerations 81
12. 7. Sensationalism 85
13. 8. Naturalism 89
14. 9. Inductivism 104
15. 10. Pragmatism 107
16. 11. Nihilism, Scepticism, and Decisionism 113
17. 12. Possibility, Probability, Negation, and Change 119
18. 13. Causality and Impermanence 127
19. 14. Simplicity 138
20. 15. How to Reason Inductively 151
21. 16. The Case for Universal Impermanence 162
22. 17. That Determinism Is Incontrovertible 174
23. 18. The Pitfall of Metaphysics 190
24. Part Three: On the Canons of Morality
25. 19. Preliminary Considerations 197
26. 20. Sensationalism 216
27. 21. Naturalism 218
28. 22. Inductivism 224
29. 23. Pragmatism 233
30. 24. Nihilism, Scepticism, and Decisionism 235
31. 25. Ethics and Induction 239
32. 26. Mores 240
33. 27. ‘Consciencelessness’ 260
34. 28. Utility 270
35. 29. Comparing Utilities 292
36. 30. Population 302
37. 31. ‘Hypocrisy’ Stipulatively Defined 309
38. 32. Utilitarianism Proved 311
39. 33. Conclusion: We Each Sit in Judgment 318
40. Appendix 1: ‘Tautology’ 321
41. Appendix 2: ‘Desire’ 327
42. Index 333