A new approach to rights in social choice theory which incorporates utilitarianism
Barrett, R., Petron-Brunel, A. & Salles, M.
(2004).
A new approach to rights in social choice theory which incorporates utilitarianism.
Social Choice and Welfare,
22(1), 17-28.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00355-003-0274-2
The paper axiomatises a generalised utilitarian aggregation rule, under which different weights are assigned to utilities depending on the different rights involved. The relationship between actions, rights and the evaluation of utilities is investigated. Application is made to a famous example, Edwin-Angelina-the Judge, which appears in the social choice literature.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | The authors gratefully acknowledge that work on this paper was partly supported by the Leverhulme Trust (Grant F/07-004m). Published 2004 © Springer. |
| Departments | LSE > Research Centres > Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Sciences (CPNSS) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00355-003-0274-2 |
| Date Deposited | 06 Mar 2006 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/654 |
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