Measuring the Consequences of Rules: A Reply to Smith

Utilitas 29 (1):125-131 (2017)
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Abstract

In ‘Measuring the Consequences of Rules’, Holly Smith presents two problems involving the indeterminacy of compliance, which she takes to be fatal for all forms of rule-utilitarianism. In this reply, I attempt to dispel both problems.

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Shang Long Yeo
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