population size and composition can vary. We show that ethicallyunsatisfactory orderings result. Suppose that a single person is …

welfarism theorem to a variable-population framework and provide a characterization of critical-level generalized utilitarianism … Section 3, we introduce the welfarism axioms unrestricted domain, binary independence of irrelevant alternatives and Pareto …, both in a static and in an intertemporal framework. Section 5 deals with the special case of utilitarianism. We review some …

when the critical level is zero. -- Social evaluation ; population ethics ; critical-level utilitarianism ; social …Evaluation of climate policies and other issues requires a variable population setting where population is endogenously … the space between critical-level utilitarianism and (a version of) critical-level leximin. Moreover, it satis es many …

when the critical level is zero. -- social evaluation ; population ethics ; critical-level utilitarianism ; social …Evaluation of climate policies and other issues requires a variable population setting where population is endogenously … out the space between critical-level utilitarianism and (a version of) critical-level leximin. Moreover, it satisfies many …

utilitarianism (RDCLU). Population ethics is needed for evaluation of policies, e.g., concerning climate change, where population …We contribute to population ethics by proposing and axiomatizing rank-discounted critical-level generalized … size depends on the chosen policy. We show that critical-level generalized utilitarianism and (a version of) critical …

novel characterizations extend classic axiomatizations of utilitarianism from settings with either social risk or variable-population …Utilitarianism is the most prominent family of social welfare functions. We present three new axiomatic … population size and the welfares of individuals. First, we show that, given uncontroversial basic axioms, Blackorby et al …

different population levels. Such a criterion is essential to resolve the optimal population problem, i.e., the tradeoff between … population size and the welfare of each person alive. A welfare criterion that speaks to this issue inherently requires … progress, we consider the population problem in an environment where population is variable, but there is a fixed supply of …

the non-existence of a natural 1-to-1 correspondence between people when alternatives have different population structures … how a novel criterion, Strongly Anonymous Utilitarianism, can be characterized by combining Strong Anonymity with other …, separability, and population ethics. We relate it to other strongly anonymous utilitarian criteria and demonstrate its …

's axioms has a unique solution. "Relative Utilitarianism" consists of first normalising individual von Neumann …

Evaluation of climate policies and other issues requires a variable population setting where population is endogenously … out the space between critical-level utilitarianism and (a version of) critical-level leximin. Moreover, it satisfies many … conditions and principles used to evaluate variable population criteria. In particular, it avoids the repugnant conclusion even …