Recently two distinct forms of rule-utilitarianism have been introduced that differ on how to measure the consequences of rules. Brad Hooker advocates fixed-rate ruleutilitarianism (which measures the expected value of the rule’s consequences at a 90 percent acceptance rate), while Michael Ridge advocates variable-rate rule-utilitarianism (which measures the average expected value of the rule’s...

We propose and axiomatize probability adjusted rank-discounted critical-level generalized utilitarianism (PARDCLU). We thus generalize rank-discounted utilitarianism (RDU) to variable population and uncertainty and thereby take important steps towards preparing RDU for practical use, e.g. for evaluation of climate policies and other policy issues with long-run consequences. We illustrate how PA...

1 Non-strategic point of view Arrow Harsanyi and utilitarianism Interpersonal comparison of utilities 2 Strategic aspects and game theory Strategic voting, and G-S " Small worlds " Computational issues 3 A broader picture Great confusion under the sky: excellent situation! To put the cart before the horses Non welfarist approaches F. Patrone Preference aggregation and GT Non-strategic point of ...