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In Defence of Pigou-Dalton for Chances
Stockholms universitet, Humanistiska fakulteten, Filosofiska institutionen. Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, Sweden; Institute for Futures Studies, Sweden.ORCID-id: 0000-0002-8382-1802
Antal upphovsmän: 12023 (Engelska)Ingår i: Utilitas, ISSN 0953-8208, E-ISSN 1741-6183, Vol. 35, nr 4, s. 292-311Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
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I defend a weak version of the Pigou-Dalton principle for chances. The principle says that it is better to increase the survival chance of a person who is more likely to die rather than a person who is less likely to die, assuming that the two people do not differ in any other morally relevant respect. The principle justifies plausible moral judgements that standard ex post views, such as prioritarianism and rank-dependent egalitarianism, cannot accommodate. However, the principle can be justified by the same reasoning that has recently been used to defend the core axiom of ex post prioritarianism and egalitarianism, namely, Pigou-Dalton for well-being. The arguably biggest challenge for proponents of Pigou-Dalton for chances is that it violates state dominance for social prospects. However, I argue that we have independent reason for rejecting state dominance for social prospects, since it prevents a social planner from properly respecting people's preferences.

Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
2023. Vol. 35, nr 4, s. 292-311
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-227431DOI: 10.1017/S095382082300016XISI: 001164113800007Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85169592353OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-227431DiVA, id: diva2:1844244
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