Different perspectives on saving lives

Economics and Philosophy 23 (1):89-96 (2007)
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In , John Broome defends a very weak consequentialist account of the value of saving lives. This paper challenges the commitments of this kind of account and describes some reasons for saving lives that would appeal to a non-consequentialist

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10.1017/s0266267107001241

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Douglas MacLean
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