Consequences, opportunities, and generalized consequentialism and non-consequentialism

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Suzumura, K; Xu, YS
• 署名单位: University System of Georgia; Georgia State University; Hitotsubashi University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC THEORY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-0531
• DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0531(03)00088-7
• 发表日期: 2003
• 页码: 293-304
• 关键词: consequences; OPPORTUNITIES; extended preferences; consequentialism; non-consequentialism

摘要

In a recent paper published in Journal of Economic Theory (101 (2001) 423-436), by Suzumura and Xu, an analytical framework was developed, which allowed us to characterize the concept of consequentialism and non-consequential ism. To simplify matters, however, the treatment in that paper was confined only to the cases where no trade-off exists between consequential considerations, which reflect the individual's preferences over alternatives, and non-consequential considerations, which reflect the individual's concern over richness of opportunities from which alternatives are chosen. The present paper represents a generalization of our previous framework, which can now accommodate the situations where consequential considerations and non-consequential considerations actively interact. The analysis covers both the cases of finite and infinite number of alternatives. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.