Sacrificing the patrol: Utilitarianism, future generations and infinity

Economics and Philosophy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-174

  Van Liedekerke, Luc ^a   Lauwers, Luc ^b  

^a BEL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 0008266253     PISSN: 02662671     EISSN: 14740028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266267100004466     Document Type: Article

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