I thought the person-affecting view only applies to acts, not states of the world. I don’t hold the PAV but my impression was that someone who does would agree that creating an additional happy person in World A is morally neutral, but wouldn’t necessarily say that Worlds B and C aren’t better than World A.
I thought the person-affecting view only applies to acts, not states of the world. I don’t hold the PAV but my impression was that someone who does would agree that creating an additional happy person in World A is morally neutral, but wouldn’t necessarily say that Worlds B and C aren’t better than World A.