David Gauthier's Morals by Agreement (1986) is the most complete and suggestive contractarian theory of morality since the work of Rawls. In this anthology a number of prominent moral and political philosophers offer a critical assessment of Gauthier's theory and its three main projects: developing a contractarian foundation for morality, defending a theory of rational choice, and supporting the claim that rationality requires one to keep one's agreements. An introduction sets out Gauthier's project, while Gauthier himself has the last word, responding to the critiques. This collection will interest moral and political philosophers, social theorists, and specialists in the philosophy and theory of law as well as management sciences.
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
A number of prominent moral and political philosophers offer an assessment of Gauthier's theory--the most complete and suggestive contractarian theory of morality since the work of Rawls--and he responds in turn to their "critique".
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great buy book.,
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Contractarianism and Rational Choice: Essays on David Gauthier's Morals by Agreement (Paperback)
The book was in great condition, as promised. Bought it at a great price. Arrived in a few days. Very pleased. Thanks.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
Over the last twenty years, and most notably in his recent book Morals by Agreement, David Gauthier has been engaged in three distinct, but closely related, projects: (1) defending a contractarian theory of morality, (2) defending a theory of rational choice, and (3) defending the claim that rationality requires that we comply with the dictates of morality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
narrow compliers, broad compliers, tuistic preferences, deriving morality from rationality, secondary moral standing, narrowly compliant person, contractarian rationality, direct moral object, narrow compliance, mutual unconcern, cooperative joint strategy, maximin relative benefit, unproductive transfers, efficacy thesis, ideal bargainers, relative utility gains, minimax relative concession, reciprocal cooperators, maximum relative concession, bargaining position point, straightforward maximizers, contractarian strategy, deliberative justification, substantive impartiality, unfair bargains Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
David Gauthier, New York, Prisoner's Dilemma, Lockean Proviso, Oxford University Press, Peter Danielson, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, Holly Smith, Harvard University Press, John Rawls, Clarendon Press, Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, David Copp, Peter Vallentyne, Basic Books, David Braybrooke, David Hume, James Buchanan, Princeton University Press, Robert Nozick, The Limits of Liberty, The Security Gamble, Christopher Morris, Derek Parfit New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Over the last twenty years, and most notably in his recent book Morals by Agreement, David Gauthier has been engaged in three distinct, but closely related, projects: (1) defending a contractarian theory of morality, (2) defending a theory of rational choice, and (3) defending the claim that rationality requires that we comply with the dictates of morality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
narrow compliers, broad compliers, tuistic preferences, deriving morality from rationality, secondary moral standing, narrowly compliant person, contractarian rationality, direct moral object, narrow compliance, mutual unconcern, cooperative joint strategy, maximin relative benefit, unproductive transfers, efficacy thesis, ideal bargainers, relative utility gains, minimax relative concession, reciprocal cooperators, maximum relative concession, bargaining position point, straightforward maximizers, contractarian strategy, deliberative justification, substantive impartiality, unfair bargains Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
David Gauthier, New York, Prisoner's Dilemma, Lockean Proviso, Oxford University Press, Peter Danielson, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, Holly Smith, Harvard University Press, John Rawls, Clarendon Press, Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, David Copp, Peter Vallentyne, Basic Books, David Braybrooke, David Hume, James Buchanan, Princeton University Press, Robert Nozick, The Limits of Liberty, The Security Gamble, Christopher Morris, Derek Parfit New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 82
books:
See all 82 books this book cites
45
books
cite this book:
See all 45 books citing this book
- Morals By Agreement by David Gauthier on 74 pages
- A Theory of Justice by John Rawls on 18 pages
- Hobbesian Moral and Political Theory (Studies in Moral, Political, & Legal Philosophy) by Gregory S. Kavka on 7 pages
- An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals (Oxford Philosophical Texts) by David Hume on 7 pages
- Anarchy, State, and Utopia by Robert Nozick on 5 pages
See all 82 books this book cites
- Modeling Rationality, Morality, and Evolution (Vancouver Studies in Cognitive Science) by Peter Danielson on 5 pages
- Artificial Morality: Virtuous Robots for Virtual Games by Peter Danielson on 5 pages
- Rational Games: A Philosophy of Business Negotiation from Practical Reason by Mark Young on page 130, page 131, and Back Matter
- Rational Commitment and Social Justice: Essays for Gregory Kavka by Jules L. Coleman on page 183, page 204, and page 205
- Moral Discourse and Practice: Some Philosophical Approaches by Stephen Darwall in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
See all 45 books citing this book
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
