The question of combining values was also explored by existing moral philosophy. Carter in his article “A plurality of values” discussed how to combine two values, in section 6, starting from the quote:
“Brian Barry argues in his early work that we could model trade-offs between principles such as equity and efficiency in a manner that parallels the way in which micro-economists employ indifference-curves to model how we might swap grapes for potatoes.”
The question of combining values was also explored by existing moral philosophy. Carter in his article “A plurality of values” discussed how to combine two values, in section 6, starting from the quote:
“Brian Barry argues in his early work that we could model trade-offs between principles such as equity and efficiency in a manner that parallels the way in which micro-economists employ indifference-curves to model how we might swap grapes for potatoes.”