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Life And Death

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What is the value of a life? How should we regard death? This paper uses the methods of economics to defend some of the views of Epicurus against the utilitarian approach that welfare economics takes for granted.

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  • Binmore, Ken, 2016. "Life And Death," Economics and Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 32(1), pages 75-97, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:ecnphi:v:32:y:2016:i:01:p:75-97_00
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    1. Ken Binmore, 2021. "Evaluating Utility Streams," Homo Oeconomicus: Journal of Behavioral and Institutional Economics, Springer, vol. 38(1), pages 1-14, December.
    2. Voorhoeve, Alex, 2022. "The pleasures of tranquillity," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 113342, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.

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