The Non-Identity Problem, Discounting - Back to the Drawing Board

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Cost-Benefit Analysis in Light of the Non-Identity Problem Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:48 AM: [Cross-posted on the parent blog ] So earlier I wrote about the role played by discounting in doing cost-benefit analyses on the impacts of climate change. I concluded that discounting of future damage is unethical because it treats future people as if their interests matter less than present people's. But recently, I've also been discussing the implications... Read More...
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