Abstract
Both egalitarianism and prioritarianism give value to equality. Prioritarianism has an additively separable value function whereas egalitarianism does not. I show that in some cases prioritarianism and egalitarianism necessarily have different implications: I describe two alternatives G and H such that egalitarianism necessarily implies G is better than H whereas prioritarianism necessarily implies G and H are equally good. I also raise a doubt about the intelligibility of prioritarianism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 219-228 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Economics and Philosophy |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 May 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |