David Gauthiers Moral Contractarianism and the Problem of Secession

David Gauthiers Moral Contractarianism and the Problem of Secession

This thesis proposes a reading of David Gauthiers moral contractarianism (hereinafter Mb(CM)A) that demonstrates how cooperation can be rational in situations where expected utilities (EU) are stacked too high against cooperation. The dissertation critically examines Mb(CM)A and contends that it bre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Etieyibo, Edwin
Other Authors: Cooper, Wes (Philosophy)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Moral Contractarianism
Social Contract Theory
Secession
Morality
Practical Rationality
Rationality
Cooperation
Agreement
Mutual Advantage
Constrained Maximization
Preference
Self-interest
Decision Value
Symbolic Utility
Expected Utility
The Prisoner Dilemma
Newcombs Problem
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10048/598

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