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Dominance Criteria for Critical-level Generalized Utilitarianism

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Generalized Utilitarianism and Harsanyi ’ S Impartial Observer Theorem

We provide an axiomatization of generalized utilitarian social welfare functions in the context of Harsanyi’s impartial observer theorem. To do this, we reformulate Harsanyi’s problem such that lotteries over identity (accidents of birth) and lotteries over outcomes (life chances) are independent. We show how to accommodate (…rst) Diamond’s critique concerning fairness and (second) Pattanaik’s ...

From consequentialism to utilitarianism

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Generalized Utilitarianism and Harsanyi’s Impartial Observer Theorem1 by Simon Grant,

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