Liberal Utilitarianism: Social Choice Theory and J. S. Mill's PhilosophyCUP Archive, 7. tra 1988. - Broj stranica: 398 This is a book about liberal democratic values and their implications for the design of political institutions. Its distinctive feature is the use of some simple mathematical techniques (known as social choice theory) to clarify and defend a rather complex utilitarian conception of the liberal democratic 'way of life' based on John Stuart Mill's work. More specifically, the text focuses on three well-known 'social choice paradoxes' which are commonly held to destroy any possibility of an ideal harmony among liberal democratic values; and draws upon suggestions implicit in Mill's writings to develop an ethically appealing liberal democratic social choice framework in which the aforementioned paradoxes no longer cause concern. The revised framework is a rather complex version of utilitarianism and should be of special interest to welfare economists, social choice theorists, democratic political theorists and philosophers concerned with utilitarian ethics. |
Sadržaj
Some criticisms of Benthamite utilitarianism | 43 |
An ideal utilitarian social welfare functional | 102 |
MILLS UTILITARIANISM | 133 |
56 | 154 |
Distinct kinds of utility | 164 |
Utility in the largest sense | 191 |
Responses to Gibbards rightsexercising paradox | 237 |
Responses to Sens Paretian liberal paradox | 259 |
On the design of democratic political institutions | 294 |
Epilogue | 329 |
Notes | 338 |
Bibliography | 368 |
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Liberal Utilitarianism: Social Choice Theory and J. S. Mill's Philosophy Jonathan Riley Pregled nije dostupan - 2009 |
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aesthetic agent aggregate argues Arrow's associated assumed axiom behaviour Benthamite utilitarianism cardinal unit ceteris paribus Chapter collective choice rule Condition conduct context defined democracy desire distinct doctrine ethical ethology example experience experienced persons extended sympathy feelings given happiness harm human nature i's private idea ideal liberal individual utility infer interference interpersonal comparisons interpretation invariably involved James Mill justice kind of utility largest sense liberal democratic liberal private sphere libertarian rights libertarian rights-exercising liberty principle logic maximize Mill Mill's n-tuple other-regarding actions pair Paretian liberal paradox Pareto principle person i's personal utility pleasure preference ordering private kind procedural equality procedurally egalitarian properly public sphere reasoning respect right to liberty says self-regarding actions Sen's social choice theory social ordering social preference social welfare functional society society's station strong neutrality theorems theory unrestricted domain utilitarian SWFL utility functions utility information utility values value-pluralism voluntary group voting