Characterizations of consequentialism and nonconsequentialism

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Suzumura, K; Xu, YS
• 署名单位: Hitotsubashi University; University of Nottingham; University System of Georgia; Georgia State University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC THEORY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-0531
• DOI: 10.1006/jeth.2000.2747
• 发表日期: 2001
• 页码: 423-436
• 关键词: consequentialism; nonconsequentialism; consequence; opportunity; extended preference

摘要

By allowing for the possibility that individuals recognize the intrinsic value of choice along with the instrumental value thereof, we suppose that individuals express extended preference orderings of the following type: Choosing an alternative x from an opportunity set A is better than choosing an alternative y from an opportunity set B. Within this framework, we identify a consequentialist and a nonconsequentialist, who show contrasting attiduces toward alternatives vis-a-vis opportunities, This paper characterizes these attitudes in terms of some axioms, whereas the companion paper explores the implication of these concepts in the context of social choice theory a la Arrow. (C) 2001 Academic Press.