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John M. Taurek – Should the numbers count? John M. Taurek Should the numbers count? article

Suffering is not additive in this way. The discomfort of each of a large number of individuals experiencing a minor headache does not add up to anyone’s experiencing a migraine.

John M. Taurek, Should the numbers count?, Philosophy & Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. 4, 1977, pp. 293–316, p. 308