Does the perfect democracy exist? A comparison between standard and fuzzy social choice theory
Summary
In this thesis the question does the ”perfect” democracy exist, is central. To answer
this question a broad view of democracy will be presented. It will be followed by some
theorems from social choice theory after which Arrow’s theorem will be put in a fuzzy logic
perspective. In the end it will be concluded that in fuzzy social choice theory Arrow’s
theorem will not always hold. By doing so, is shown how interesting the extension of
social choice in a fuzzy logic setting can be