Intertemporal Distributive Judgement
This paper considers the simple two-person two-period case of distributive judgement, and argues (a) that sensible intertemporal distributive principle should consider both the distribution of people's life time well-being and the distribution of people's well-being at each period and (b)...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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| In: |
Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2005, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 371-386 |
| Further subjects: | B
Prioritarianism
B lifetime view B time slice view B separability of time B hybrid view B Egalitarianism |
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| Summary: | This paper considers the simple two-person two-period case of distributive judgement, and argues (a) that sensible intertemporal distributive principle should consider both the distribution of people's life time well-being and the distribution of people's well-being at each period and (b) that, if (a) is correct, Egalitarianism is more acceptable than Prioritarianism since the latter must choose either one. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8447 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10677-005-8835-3 |