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In this paper the general notion of Bourbaki structures, interpreted in terms of Suppes predicates, will be used to axiomatize a system of meta-rankings in the sense introduced by A. K. Sen. It will be argued that this axiomatization must take place in a “Kantian-ruled” world in order to provide a link between meta-rankings and individual actions.
Dedicated to Prof. Francisco A. Doria on his 50th birthday.
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Tsuji, M. Suppes Predicates for Meta-Ranking Structures. Synthese 112, 281–299 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004920608415
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