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Contract ethics : evolutionary biology and the moral sentiments

Title: Contract ethics : evolutionary biology and the moral sentiments / Howard Kahane.
Author: Kahane, Howard, 1928-
Publication: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©1995.

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Description

xiii, 151 pages; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Studies in social, political, and legal philosophy

Uniform Title

Studies in social, political, and legal philosophy

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. The Move from Is to Ought -- 2. Evolutionary Underpinnings -- 3. Delineating the Field -- 4. Fair Contract Fundamentals -- 5. Retribution, Restitution, Revenge -- 6. Friendships and Degrees of Friendliness -- 7. The Impartiality of Competitive Rules -- 8. Fair Group Decision Procedures -- 9. Nations (Societies) and Governments -- 10. Desirable Unfair Outcomes -- 11. Civil Rights -- 12. Rational Behavior in a Less-Than-Perfect World -- 13. Capitalism versus Socialism -- 14. Fair Taxes -- 15. Fair Play in the Marketplace -- 16. Fairness and Justice -- 17. The Good Person -- 18. Tit-for-Tat and the Prisoner's Dilemma -- 19. The Appeal of Some Noncontractarian Moral Theories -- 20. John Rawls's Social Contract Theory -- 21. Robert Nozick's Libertarian Natural Rights Theory -- 22. David Gauthier's Contract Theory -- 23. More Recent Libertarian Theories -- 24. Meritarian versus Egalitarian Principles -- 25. Conclusion.

ISBN

0847681173
9780847681174
0847681181
9780847681181

LCCN

95033953

OCLC

ocm32819184
32819184
SCSB-2074291

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Princeton University Library