Ambiguity aversion behind the veil of ignorance
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-019-02455-8
Abstract: The veil of ignorance argument was used by John C. Harsanyi to defend Utilitarianism and by John Rawls to defend the absolute priority of the worst off. In a recent paper, Lara Buchak revives the… read more here.
Keywords: veil ignorance; behind veil; ignorance argument; aversion ... See more keywords
Citizen Preferences and BCA: A Model of Willingness-to-Pay behind a Veil of Ignorance
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DOI: 10.1017/bca.2024.42
Abstract: Public sector allocative decisions should reflect, as far as possible, the preferences of those affected by the decisions. Conventional benefit–cost analysis (BCA) will simply aggregate individuals’ private willingness-to-pay (WTP) over all affected individuals to estimate… read more here.
Keywords: veil ignorance; willingness pay; model; public good ... See more keywords
Avoiding risks behind the veil of ignorance
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DOI: 10.1017/s0266267124000452
Abstract: Abstract Lara Buchak defends a Weight-Ranked Utilitarianism (WRU) that she says avoids the critique of Rawls’s that is sometimes thought fatal: utilitarianism unjustifiably blurs the distinction between persons. Buchak’s defence depends upon (i) a version… read more here.
Keywords: veil ignorance; philosophy; avoiding risks; behind veil ... See more keywords
A veil of ignorance can promote fairness in a mammal society
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23910-6
Abstract: Rawls argued that fairness in human societies can be achieved if decisions about the distribution of societal rewards are made from behind a veil of ignorance, which obscures the personal gains that result. Whether ignorance… read more here.
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Moral Legislation behind a Veil of Ignorance: Cardinal Sforza Pallavicino (1607–67) on the Procedure of Natural Law
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DOI: 10.1353/hph.2023.0018
Abstract: abstract:Cardinal Sforza Pallavicino, SJ (1607–67), conceived a procedure for determining natural moral laws by voting under a veil of ignorance. Behind this veil, imagined possible people who are ignorant of their social position, personal characteristics,… read more here.
Keywords: cardinal sforza; pallavicino; sforza pallavicino; veil ignorance ... See more keywords