Are most people consequentialists?

被引：6
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作者：
Johansson-Stenman, Olof [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Gothenburg, Dept Econ, Sch Business Econ & Law, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
来源：
ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2012年 / 115卷 / 02期
关键词：
Ethics; Rights; Consequentialism; Cost-benefit analysis; Experimental philosophy; PREFERENCES; FAIRNESS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.050
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
Welfare economics relies on consequentialism even though many philosophers have questioned this assumption. Survey evidence, based on a representative sample in Sweden, is presented here suggesting that most people's ethical perceptions are consistent with consequentialism. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：225 / 228
页数：4
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