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Morals by Agreement
Author | : David Gauthier |
Publsiher | : Clarendon Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1987-05-21 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780191520143 |
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In this book the author argues that moral principles are principles of rational choice. According to the usual view of choice, a rational person selects what is likely to give the greatest expectation of value or utility. But in many situations, if each person chooses in this way, everyone will be worse off than need be. Instead, Professor Gauthier proposes a principle whereby choice is made on an agreed basis of co-operation, rather than according to what would give the individual the greatest expectation of value. He shows that such a principle not only ensures mutual benefit and fairness, thus satisfying the standards of morality, but also that each person may actually expect greater utility by adhering to morality, even though the choice did not have that end primarily in view. In resolving what may appear to be a paradox, the author establishes morals on the firm foundation of reason.
Contractarianism and Rational Choice
Author | : Peter Vallentyne |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1991-01-25 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0521398150 |
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In this anthology, prominent moral and political philosophers offer a critical assessment of Gauthier's theory.
Morals by Agreement
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Author | : David P. Gauthier |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 367 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Contractarianism (Ethics) |
ISBN | : 019159749X |
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This book defends the traditional conception of morality as a rational, impartial constraint on the pursuit of individual interest or benefit.
Moral Dealing
Author | : David Gauthier |
Publsiher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 383 |
Release | : 2019-05-15 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781501745799 |
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David Gauthier is one of the most outstanding and influential philosophers working in moral theory today, and his book Morals by Agreement (1986) has established him as a preeminent defender of contractarian moral theory. This volume brings together a selection of his best essays on contractarianism, many of which have become difficult to find.
Morals by Agreement
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Author | : David Peter Gauthier |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 367 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:875480654 |
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Morals by Agreement
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Author | : David Gauthier |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:1203530346 |
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Rationality Justice and the Social Contract
Author | : David P. Gauthier,Robert Sugden |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Choice (Psychology) |
ISBN | : UOM:39015029545186 |
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Here a group of philosophers, economists and political theorists discuss the work of David Gauthier, which seeks to show that rational individuals would accept certain moral constraints on their choices. The possibilities and limitations of a contractarian approach to issues of justice is analyzed.
Utilitarianism Ed Heydt
Author | : John Stuart Mill |
Publsiher | : Broadview Press |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2010-08-06 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781460402108 |
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John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism is a philosophical defense of utilitarianism, a moral theory stating that right actions are those that tend to promote overall happiness. The essay first appeared as a series of articles published in Fraser’s Magazine in 1861; the articles were collected and reprinted as a single book in 1863. Mill discusses utilitarianism in some of his other works, including On Liberty and The Subjection of Women, but Utilitarianism contains his only sustained defence of the theory. In this Broadview Edition, Colin Heydt provides a substantial introduction that will enable readers to understand better the polemical context for Utilitarianism. Heydt shows, for example, how Mill’s moral philosophy grew out of political engagement, rather than exclusively out of a speculative interest in determining the nature of morality. Appendices include precedents to Mill’s work, reactions to Utilitarianism, and related writings by Mill.