Theories of Fairness and Aggregation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23200540 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stefan Wintein (0000-0002-1394-9704, Erasmus University Rotterdam, corresponding author), Conrad Heilmann (0000-0003-1007-4372, Erasmus University Rotterdam) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 715-738 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Erkenntnis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-0106 • E-ISSN: 1572-8420 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10670-018-0045-1 |
| OpenAlex | W2884357642 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
We investigate the issue of aggregativity in fair division problems from the perspective of cooperative game theory and Broomean theories of fairness. Paseau and Saunders (Utilitas 27:460–469, 2015) proved that no non-trivial theory of fairness can be aggregative and conclude that theories of fairness are therefore problematic, or at least incomplete. We observe that there are theories of fairness, particularly those that are based on cooperative game theory, that do not face the problem of non-aggregativity. We use this observation to argue that the universal claim that no non-trivial theory of fairness can guarantee aggregativity is false. Paseau and Saunders’s mistaken assertion can be understood as arising from a neglect of the (cooperative) games approach to fair division. Our treatment has two further pay-offs: for one, we give an accessible introduction to the (cooperative) games approach to fair division, whose significance has hitherto not been appreciated by philosophers working on fairness. For another, our discussion explores the issue of aggregativity in fair division problems in a comprehensive fashion.
Assertion · Division (mathematics) · Economics · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept) · Fair division · Game theory · Law and economics · Mathematical economics · Neglect · Ontology · Perspective (graphical) · Sociology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Free Will and Agency · Mathematics · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |