Hi Jameson,
--- En date de : Ven 7.5.10, Jameson Quinn <[email protected]> a écrit :
Thanks for your response. You have some interesting points about utility not
necessarily being summed. As to whether the majority principle is fundamental
even though it can contradict utility: in my schema, you'd defend such a
position with arguments grounded in legitimacy and/or expressivity, and quite
possibly couched in terms of fairness/honesty (that is, strategy).
For me, the argument is that majority usually *is* consistent with utility, and
you won't
often have any better indicator of utility.
But ignoring majorities will tend to create legitimacy and strategy problems as
well.
Kevin Venzke
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