An axiomatic model is presented in which a utility function over consequences, unique up to location and unit, is derived. The assumptions apply to a binary relation over purely subjective acts, ...

When a multiattribute utility function is only partially specified by prior preference statements, what can be said about the relative desirability of actual alternatives? This question is addressed ...

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