Malcolm Murray

The Moral Wager (eBook, PDF)

Evolution and Contract

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Seitenzahl: 247
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781402058554
• Artikelnr.: 37351170

Autorenporträt

Malcolm Murray, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Canada

Inhaltsangabe

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