Rethinking the good: moral ideals and the nature of practical reasoning

Introduction 2. Aggregation and Problems about Trade-offs: Many-Person Spectrum 3. A New Principle of Aggregation 4. On the Separateness of Individuals, Compensation, and Aggregation 5. Aggregation and Problems about Trade-offs Within Lives: Single- Person Spectrum Arguments 6. Another Spectrum Argument: From Infant to Fertilized Ovum 7. Exploring Transitivity: Part I 8. Exploring Transitivity: Part II 9. Expected Utility Theory/Expected Value Theory 10. Spectrum Arguments: Objections and Replies 11. On the Value of Utility and Two Models for Combining Ideals 12. On the Nature of Moral Ideals, Part I 13. On the Nature of Moral Ideals, Part II 14. Juggling to Preserve Transitivity 15. Conclusion Appendices Notes Bibliography Index