Distributional equality in non-classical utilitarianism — A proof of Lerner's theorem for ‘utilitarianism incorporating justice’ |
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Authors: | A. Schäfer R. W. Trapp |
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Affiliation: | (1) Fb Philosophie, Universität Osnabrück, Katharinenstr. 5, D-4500 Osnabrück, F.R.G. |
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Abstract: | The paper initially proposes a non-classical utilitarian aggregation function which is accomplished by suitably weaving around the classical utilitarian function a group of parameters of justice (including desert factors and a sublinear measure of inequality which mathematically favours more equal distribution of utility levels). Then the Lerner-theorem for classical utilitarianism is first proved in a way which differs from each of the earlier proofs presented for this theorem and in the core of the paper also extended to this new non-classical version of utilitarianism. |
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Keywords: | Utilitarianism including some parameters of justice (such as desert factors measures of inequality of utility levels) |
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