Rawls has done most of the work here, since this is basically the Rawlsian “veil of ignorance” test for a society—if the system is set up so that I’m genuinely, rationally indifferent between being born into one group and the other, the two groups can be considered equal.
Which utility function is this hypothetical rational agent supposed to use?
Which utility function is this hypothetical rational agent supposed to use?
Beats me. MugaSofer asked me the question in terms of “the utility-increasing things” and I answered in those terms.
As long as it doesn’t include a term for Dave!equality, we should be good.