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A Foundation for Universalisation in Games

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  • Enrico Mattia Salonia

    (Toulouse School of Economics)

Abstract

I study the behaviour of individuals who have preferences for universalisation. When considering a course of action, they evaluate the consequence that would occur if everyone else acted equivalently, according to some criterion of equivalence. That is, they universalise their behaviour. I develop and axiomatise a model for individuals who value their choices in light of the consequences they induce when their action is universalised. The key behavioural prediction is that the independence axiom is satisfied only among actions that are universalised equivalently. I impose conditions to single out the most prominent models of universalisation, compare them, highlight and arguably overcome their limitations. I propose a unifying model of universalisation inspired by the equal sacrifice principle.

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  • Enrico Mattia Salonia, 2025. "A Foundation for Universalisation in Games," CEIS Research Paper 603, Tor Vergata University, CEIS, revised 06 Jun 2025.
    • Handle: RePEc:rtv:ceisrp:603
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    Keywords

    Universalisation reasoning; Non-consequentialism; Kantian preferences; Equal sacrifice principle; Axiomatic model;
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    JEL classification:

    • C70 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - General
    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
    • D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
    • D90 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - General

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