The Moral Wager: Evolution and Contract
Author:   Malcolm Murray
Publisher:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Volume:   108
ISBN:  

9789048174591


Pages:   247
Publication Date:   28 October 2010
Format:   Paperback
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This book illuminates and sharpens moral theory, by analyzing the evolutionary dynamics of interpersonal relations in a variety of games. We discover that successful players in evolutionary games operate as if following this piece of normative advice: Don't do unto others without their consent. From this advice, some significant implications for moral theory follow. First, we cannot view morality as a categorical imperative. Secondly, we cannot hope to offer rational justification for adopting moral advice. This is where Glaucon and Adeimantus went astray: they wanted a proof of the benefits of morality in every single case. That is not possible. Moral constraint is a bad bet taken in and of itself. But there is some good news: moral constraint is a good bet when examined statistically.

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Author:   Malcolm Murray
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Volume:   108
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9789048174591


ISBN 10:   9048174597
Pages:   247
Publication Date:   28 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Irrealism.- Against Moral Categoricity.- Self-Interest.- Rationality’s Failure.- Evolutionary Fit.- Consent Theory.- Concerned Parties.- Suffering and Indifference.

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