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I wish to express my gratitude to Professors Arnold Wilson, D. W. Hamlyn, Warner Wick, and Spencer Wertz for their suggestions and criticisms during developmental stages of this paper.

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Gallagher, N. Utilitarian blame: Retrospect and prospects. J Value Inquiry 12, 13–23 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00159309

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