Incommensurability, slight pains and God

International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 75 (2):79-85 (2014)
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I will consider how the notion of incommensurability, as championed by Parfit (Reasons and persons, 1984), Griffin (Well-being: its meaning, measurement and importance, 1986), Chang (Ethics 112:659–688, 2002), and Hare (Philos Perspect 23:165–176, 2009), might affect both the argument from slight pain (which suggests God’s non-existence can be inferred from the merest stubbing of one’s toe) and Leibniz’s reply to this argument. I conclude that the notion of incommensurability may ultimately strengthen Leibniz’s general position

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Reasons and Persons.Derek Parfit - 1984 - Oxford, GB: Oxford University Press.
Well-being: its meaning, measurement, and moral importance.James Griffin - 1986 - Oxford [Oxfordshire]: Clarendon Press.
The possibility of parity.Ruth Chang - 2002 - Ethics 112 (4):659-688.

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