Pigou-Dalton and Separability: Is Equity-Regarding Moral Betterness Separable Across Persons?

Key Points

• The analysis reveals the complexities involved in assessing moral betterness across different individuals, particularly focusing on the role of equity.
• Key evidence indicates that separability may not hold, affecting our understanding of equity in moral considerations.
• Through an examination of utility and equity under the Pigou-Dalton principle, the study examines foundational ethical questions.
• Highlighting the limitations of current frameworks, the findings call for a reassessment of separability in ethical discussions regarding equity.