Mere addition is equivalent to avoiding the sadistic conclusion in all plausible variable-population social orderings
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DOI10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109547zbMath1451.91062OpenAlexW3083986762WikidataQ100433995 ScholiaQ100433995MaRDI QIDQ2209607
Publication date: 4 November 2020
Published in: Economics Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://europepmc.org/articles/pmc7526863
utilitarianismsocial welfarepopulation ethicsrank-discounted utilitarianismmere additionsadistic conclusion
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