Natural justice

By:

Binmore, Ken

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford University Press New York 2011Description: xiii,207 p. 25 cm ; PbkISBN:

978-0199791484

Subject(s):

Sociology Fairness Social ethics

DDC classification:

320.01 BIN

Contents:

Moral science -- Bargaining -- Battle of the isms -- Equilibrium -- Reciprocity -- Duty -- Kinship -- Empathy -- The golden rule -- Utilitarianism -- Egalitarianism -- Planned decentralization.

Summary: Natural Justice is an attempt to lay the foundations for a genuine science of morals using the theory of games. Since human morality is no less a product of evolution than any other human characteristic, the book takes the view that we need to explore its origins in the food-sharing social contracts of our prehuman ancestors. It is argued that the deep structure of our current fairness norms continues to reflect

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	GSB Collection	320.01 BIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	In transit from H.T. Parekh Library to H.T. Parekh Library since 06/04/2024		40484

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Moral science --
Bargaining --
Battle of the isms --
Equilibrium --
Reciprocity --
Duty --
Kinship --
Empathy --
The golden rule --
Utilitarianism --
Egalitarianism --
Planned decentralization.

Natural Justice is an attempt to lay the foundations for a genuine science of morals using the theory of games. Since human morality is no less a product of evolution than any other human characteristic, the book takes the view that we need to explore its origins in the food-sharing social contracts of our prehuman ancestors. It is argued that the deep structure of our current fairness norms continues to reflect

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