TY - JOUR
T1 - Original position arguments
T2 - An axiomatic characterization
AU - De Coninck, Thijs
AU - Van De Putte, Frederik
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s), 2024.
PY - 2024/12/2
Y1 - 2024/12/2
N2 - We study original position arguments in the context of social choice under ignorance. First, we present a general formal framework for such arguments. Next, we provide an axiomatic characterization of social choice rules that can be supported by original position arguments. We illustrate this characterization in terms of various well-known social choice rules, some of which do and some of which do not satisfy the axioms in question. Depending on the perspective one takes, our results can be used to argue against certain rules, against Rawlsian theories of procedural fairness, or in support of richer, multidimensional models of individual choice.
AB - We study original position arguments in the context of social choice under ignorance. First, we present a general formal framework for such arguments. Next, we provide an axiomatic characterization of social choice rules that can be supported by original position arguments. We illustrate this characterization in terms of various well-known social choice rules, some of which do and some of which do not satisfy the axioms in question. Depending on the perspective one takes, our results can be used to argue against certain rules, against Rawlsian theories of procedural fairness, or in support of richer, multidimensional models of individual choice.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85210968852&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0266267124000270
DO - 10.1017/S0266267124000270
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85210968852
SN - 0266-2671
JO - Economics and Philosophy
JF - Economics and Philosophy
ER -