Re: [EM] Arrow's Theorem flawed?

2005-05-13 Thread Abd ulRahman Lomax
At 08:58 PM 5/12/2005, Curt Siffert wrote: I recently posted this addendum to the Arrow's Theorem page on wikipedia: It was immediately deleted for "bias". [...] Was I out in left field for writing this? Have you asked in the comment page attached to the article? Another writer here pointed out

Re: [EM] Arrow's Theorem flawed?

2005-05-12 Thread Bart Ingles
Curt Siffert wrote: [...] In other words, some vote theorists believe Arrow's theorem improperly asserts that passing the IIAC is a requirement to be considered a satisfactory voting method. [...] I can't speak for the theorists, but that's not how I read Arrow's theorum. For one thing, he pr

[EM] Arrow's Theorem flawed?

2005-05-12 Thread Curt Siffert
I recently posted this addendum to the Arrow's Theorem page on wikipedia: It was immediately deleted for "bias". "The theorem is criticized by many vote theorists, however, for depending on flawed requirements. [...] It is the final (IIAC) criterion that is most controversial. Some vote theori