Reinterpreting the qualitative hedonism advanced by J.S. Mill

Journal of Value Inquiry

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-201

  Saunders, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80052342917     PISSN: 00225363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10790-011-9274-0     Document Type: Article

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78. I would like to thank Brian McElwee, Thomas Magnell, and a number of anonymous referees of the Journal of Value Inquiry for comments and suggestions on previous versions of the article.