Interpersonal Elster

Elster, Jon (born 1946) & Hylland, Aanund, eds: Foundations of Social Choice Theory. Studies in Rationality and Social Change [Volume 2] Cambridge 1986 ISBN: 0521257352
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Published in collaboration with Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Parris. Studies in Rationality and Social Change [Volume 2]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, [1986]. 1st British Edition. [8]+250+[2]pp. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering. A VG, tight copy in lightly worn but yellowed DJ. Published in Scandinavia by Universitetsforlaget in Oslo. 9 essays, commissioned for this volume, that examine the philosophical foundations of social choice theory. This field, a modern and sophisticated outgrowth of welfare economics, is best known for a series of impossibility theorems, of which the first and most crucial was proved by Kenneth Arrow in 1950. That has often been taken to show the impossibility of democracy as a procedure for making collective decisions. However, this interpretation is challenged by several of the contributors here. Other central issues discussed in the volume include the possibility of making interpersonal comparisons of utility, the question of whether all preferences are equally to be valued, and the normative individualism underlying the theoretical tradition. Criticisms of social choice theory are advanced and suggestions for alternative approaches are developed. Weight: 15.1 ounces = 429 grams. Size: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches = 22.2 x 14.5 x 1.8cm. Contains: Brian Barry. LadyChatterley's Lover and Doctor Fischer's Bomb Party: liberalism, Pareto optimality, and the problem of objectionable preferences. -- Aanund Hylland. The purpose and significance of social choice theory: some general remarks and an application to the 'Lady Chatterley problem'. -- Robert E. Goodin. Laundering preferences. -- Jon Elster. The market and the forum: three varieties of political theory. -- John E. Roemer. An historical materialist alternative to welfarism. -- Allan Gibbard. Interpersonal comparisons: preference, good, and the intrinsic reward of a life. -- Donald Davidson. Judging interpersonal interests. -- Amartya Sen. Foundations of social choice theory: an epilogue. HB

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Elster, Jon & John E. Roemer: Interpersonal Comparisons of Well-Being, 1993 487 Cambridge University Press ; weicher Einband / soft cover
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Paperback Good Trade PB. 8vo. Cambridge University Press. 1993. 412 pgs. Wrappers worn. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Photos sent upon request. 487; Studies in Rationality and Social Change; 1.2 x 8.9 x 6 Inches; 412 pages

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