Morals by Agreement
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Morals By Agreement is a game-theoretic
moral philosophy book written by David Gauthier
and published in 1986 by Oxford University Press
. He develops a conception of practical rationality that he takes to be "the only one capable of withstanding critical examination", and then proposes a moral theory that is "the only one compatible with that conception of rationality."
Game theory
Game theory is a mathematical method for analyzing calculated circumstances, such as in games, where a person’s success is based upon the choices of others...
moral philosophy book written by David Gauthier
David Gauthier
David Gauthier is a Canadian-American philosopher best known for his neo-Hobbesian social contract theory of morality, as laid out in his book Morals by Agreement.-Biography:...
and published in 1986 by Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
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. He develops a conception of practical rationality that he takes to be "the only one capable of withstanding critical examination", and then proposes a moral theory that is "the only one compatible with that conception of rationality."