Ordering Principle

Theorem
Let $S$ be a set.

Then there exists a total ordering on $S$.

Proof 1
From the Well-Ordering Theorem, $S$ has a well-ordering.

The result follows from Well-Ordering is Total Ordering.

Proof 2
This theorem follows trivially from the Order-Extension Principle.

Remarks
As shown in Proof 2 the ordering principle is weaker than the Order-Extension Principle (OE).

It is known that it is in fact strictly weaker than OE.

However, the Ordering Principle cannot be proved in Zermel-Fraenkel set theory without the Axiom of Choice. In fact it is known to be strictly stronger than the Axiom of Choice for Finite Sets.