[EM] RE : Re: When and how can we speak of "individual utility" and "social utility"?

2007-02-28 Thread Kevin Venzke
--- Abd ul-Rahman Lomax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > While it is already true that Range and Approval *do* > satisfy that Criterion, in my opinion, on the argument that the > majority has consented to a different outcome, "Majority criterion" has a specific meaning. It in effect says that a m

Re: [EM] When and how can we speak of "individual utility" and "social utility"?

2007-02-28 Thread Michael Poole
Abd ul-Rahman Lomax writes: > At 07:57 AM 2/28/2007, Michael Poole wrote: >> > Aggregating utilities, however, is obviously not such a simple thing. >> > But we should not let this distract us from the fact that utility >> > analysis is really the *only* approach to judging how well election >> >

Re: [EM] When and how can we speak of "individual utility" and "social utility"?

2007-02-28 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 07:57 AM 2/28/2007, Michael Poole wrote: > > Aggregating utilities, however, is obviously not such a simple thing. > > But we should not let this distract us from the fact that utility > > analysis is really the *only* approach to judging how well election > > methods perform, it is not like we

Re: [EM] When and how can we speak of "individual utility" and "social utility"?

2007-02-28 Thread Michael Poole
Abd ul-Rahman Lomax writes: > How to define individual utility in election methods is not > necessarily a problem: the voter defines it. They system provides a > means to express such utilities. > > Aggregating utilities, however, is obviously not such a simple thing. > But we should not let th