The Moral Wager Evolution and Contract /
Murray, Malcolm.
The Moral Wager Evolution and Contract / [electronic resource] : by Malcolm Murray. - IX, 241p. online resource. - Philosophical Studies Series ; 108 . - Philosophical Studies Series ; 108 .
Irrealism -- Against Moral Categoricity -- Self-Interest -- Rationality's Failure -- Evolutionary Fit -- Consent Theory -- Concerned Parties -- Suffering and Indifference.
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.
9781402058554 99781402058554
10.1007/978-1-4020-5855-4 doi
PHILOSOPHY (GENERAL).
ETHICS.
EVOLUTION (BIOLOGY).
MATHEMATICS.
PHILOSOPHY.
ETHICS.
GAME THEORY, ECONOMICS, SOCIAL AND BEHAV. SCIENCES.
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY.
PHILOSOPHY.
170
The Moral Wager Evolution and Contract / [electronic resource] : by Malcolm Murray. - IX, 241p. online resource. - Philosophical Studies Series ; 108 . - Philosophical Studies Series ; 108 .
Irrealism -- Against Moral Categoricity -- Self-Interest -- Rationality's Failure -- Evolutionary Fit -- Consent Theory -- Concerned Parties -- Suffering and Indifference.
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.
9781402058554 99781402058554
10.1007/978-1-4020-5855-4 doi
PHILOSOPHY (GENERAL).
ETHICS.
EVOLUTION (BIOLOGY).
MATHEMATICS.
PHILOSOPHY.
ETHICS.
GAME THEORY, ECONOMICS, SOCIAL AND BEHAV. SCIENCES.
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY.
PHILOSOPHY.
170