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Preference Satisfaction

Preference Satisfaction is a normative criterion within consequentialist ethics that identifies the rightness of an action with the extent to which its consequences align with and fulfill the preferences of those affected, distinguishing it from other consequentialist criteria by prioritizing preference fulfillment over pleasure, happiness, or welfare.

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2017–2026

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Preference Satisfactionism

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100

Private truths, public lies: the social consequences of preference falsification

Choice Reviews Online · 1996 · 967 citations

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A Case for Happiness, Cardinalism, and Interpersonal Comparability

Yew‐Kwang Ng · The Economic Journal · 1997 · 452 citations

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Measuring Subjective Wellbeing: Recommendations on Measures for use by National Governments

Paul Dolan, Robert Metcalfe · Journal of Social Policy · 2012 · 402 citations · Full text

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Preferences for Truthfulness: Heterogeneity among and within Individuals

Rajna Gibson, Carmen Tanner, Alexander F. Wagner · American Economic Review · 2013 · 328 citations · Full text

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The Psychological Pleasure and Pain of Choosing: When People Prefer Choosing at the Cost of Subsequent Outcome Satisfaction.

Simona Botti, Sheena S. lyengar · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2004 · 308 citations

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Authors

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  1. DM
    Daniel M. Hausman

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    5 publications · 275 citations

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  2. YN
    Yew‐Kwang Ng

    Monash University, Australia

    3 publications · 534 citations

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  3. IG
    Ian Gough

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 320 citations

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  4. CT
    Carmen Tanner

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    2 publications · 355 citations

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  5. GL
    Guilhem Lecouteux

    École Polytechnique, France

    2 publications · 201 citations

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Institutions

143

  1. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    738 citations

  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    237 citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    398 citations

  4. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    420 citations

  5. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    25 citations

  6. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    67 citations

  7. University of Geneva

    Geneva, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    112 citations

  8. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    172 citations

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Venues

  1. Economics and Philosophy

    6 publications · 599 citations

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  2. Journal of Economic Methodology

    4 publications · 276 citations

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  3. Cambridge Journal of Economics

    3 publications · 321 citations

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  4. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 3 publications · 75 citations

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 1.1K citations

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