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Hard cases of comparison

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2017
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In hard cases of comparison, people are faced with two options neither of which is conceived of as better, worse, or equally good compared to the other. Most philosophers claim that hard cases (1) can indeed be distinguished from cases in which two options are equally good, and (2) can be characterized by a failure of transitive reasoning. It is a much more controversial matter and at the heart of an ongoing debate, whether the options in hard cases of comparison should be interpreted as incomparable, on par, or roughly equal. So far,

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  • Messerli, Michael
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  • Reuter, Kevin
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174

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9

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2227

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2250

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Journal Article

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English

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2017-09-01

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2019-10-23

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0031-8116

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