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How to make difficult decisions, according to philosophy

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How to make difficult decisions, according to philosophy
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Every now and then, life asks us a question with no easy answer. Which career should we pursue? Should we have children? Should we move to the coast or closer to our friends?
We gather information, read testimonials, and exhaustively research both options. One path seems better in some ways, the other seems better in others, and we find ourselves stuck between them. The best answer eludes us.
This is what the philosopher Ruth Chang calls a “hard choice.”
What makes these kinds of choices hard, C

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