A puzzle about other-directed time-bias

Australasian Journal of Philosophy 86 (2):269 – 277 (2008)
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Abstract

Should we be time-biased on behalf of other people? 'Sometimes yes, sometimes no'—it is tempting to answer. But this is not right. On pain of irrationality, we cannot be too selective about when we are time-biased on behalf of other people.

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Caspar Hare
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