Sökning: "the small-improvement argument"

Hittade 3 avhandlingar innehållade orden the small-improvement argument.

1. 1. Essays on value, preference and freedom

   Författare :Johan E. Gustafsson; Sven Ove Hansson; Martin Peterson; John Cantwell; Erik Carlson; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; preference relations; value relations; rationality constraints; incomparability; the small-improvement argument; freedom of choice; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

   Sammanfattning : Essay I develops a new framework for preference relations, that makes further preference relations beyond the trichotomy of preference, dispreference and indifference conceptually possible. The new framework models relations in terms of swaps, which are conceived of as transfers from one alternative state to another. LÄS MER

3. 2. Incomparable risks, values and preferences

   Författare :Nicolas Espinoza; Martin Peterson; Erik Carlson; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

   Sammanfattning : Abstract. Consistent valuation and societal prioritization of risks presupposes comparability among risks, that is, in order to rank risks in order of severity, and allocate risk preventative resources accordingly, we must be able to determine whether one risk is better or worse than another, and by how much. LÄS MER

4. 3. Comparing values : essays on comparability, transitivity, and vagueness

   Författare :Nicolas Espinoza; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Filosofi; Philosophy;

   Sammanfattning : The primary aim of this thesis is to examine some of the arguments that have been leveled against the idea that all value bearing entities are comparable. A secondary aim is to investigate some putative properties of the relation ‘better than', especially transitivity and (to some degree) vagueness. LÄS MER