Need Before Allocation

ID: need-before-allocation

Identify bounded viability needs and affected agents before choosing an allocation procedure.

Status: diagnostic lens

Uncertainty

• Applicability depends on the affected parties, circumstances, and independently checked evidence.

Sources

• docs/ethos/ideology.json

Claim boundaries

• This lens does not decide a person's character, moral status, or the correct action.

Diagnostic context only. Cite independent evidence for claims about the world.