Are most people consequentialists?

Olof Johansson-Stenman ()

Economics Letters, 2012, vol. 115, issue 2, 225-228

Abstract: Welfare economics relies on consequentialism even though many philosophers have questioned this assumption. Survey evidence, based on a representative sample in Sweden, is presented here suggesting that most people’s ethical perceptions are consistent with consequentialism.

Keywords: Ethics; Rights; Consequentialism; Cost-benefit analysis; Experimental philosophy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A12 A13 B40 D63 D7 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.050

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