I don’t think you’re forced to say that if a life with x utility is neutral, a life with x − 1 utility is bad. It seems to me that the most plausible version of the OPs approach would have a very wide neutral band.
Yes, nice point. We could depart from the total view and go for a neutral band. But it’s worth noting that this move comes with problems of its own.
I don’t think you’re forced to say that if a life with x utility is neutral, a life with x − 1 utility is bad. It seems to me that the most plausible version of the OPs approach would have a very wide neutral band.
Yes, nice point. We could depart from the total view and go for a neutral band. But it’s worth noting that this move comes with problems of its own.