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Did the Intensity of My Preferences Double Last Night?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2022

Roy A. Sorensen
Roy A. Sorensen*
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Department of Philosophy, University of Delaware
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Abstract

About twenty years ago, philosophers debated the verifiability of the statement “Last night everything doubled in size.” It seems that universal nocturnal expansion would double our rulers and tape measures making the size change indiscernible. I think that there is an internal analogue to the question “Did everything double in size last night?” The question “Did my preferences double in intensity last night?“ also raises problems of verification.

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Philosophy of Science , Volume 53 , Issue 2 , June 1986, pp. 282 - 285
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Copyright © The Philosophy of Science Association 1986

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