Modeling Rationality, Morality, and Evolution
1st Edition
Published in December 1998
474 pages
978-0-19-535227-6 (ISBN)
Description
This collection focuses on questions that arise when morality is considered from the perspective of recent work on rational choice and evolution. Linking questions like "Is it rational to be moral?" to the evolution of cooperation in "The Prisoners Dilemma," the book brings together new work using models from game theory, evolutionary biology, and cognitive science, as well as from philosophical analysis. Among the contributors are leading figures in these fields, including David Gauthier, Paul M. Churchland, Brian Skyrms, Ronald de Sousa, and Elliot Sober.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
File size
28,47 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-19-535227-6 (9780195352276)
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- RATIONALITY
- 2 Rationality and Rules
- 3 Intention and Deliberation
- 4 Following Through with One's Plans: Reply to David Gauthier
- 5 How Braess' Paradox Solves Newcomb's Problem
- 6 Economics of the Prisoner's Dilemma: A Background
- 7 Modeling Rationality: Normative or Descriptive?
- MODELING SOCIAL INTERACTION
- 8 Theorem 1
- 9 The Failure of Success: Intrafamilial Exploitation in the Prisoner's Dilemma
- 10 Transforming Social Dilemmas: Group Identity and Co-operation
- 11 Beliefs and Co-operation
- 12 The Neural Representation of the Social World
- MORALITY
- 13 Moral Dualism
- 14 Categorically Rational Preferences and the Structure of Morality
- 15 Why We Need a Moral Equilibrium Theory
- 16 Morality's Last Chance
- EVOLUTION
- 17 Mutual Aid: Darwin Meets The Logic of Decision
- 18 Three Differences between Deliberation and Evolution
- 19 Evolutionary Models of Co-operative Mechanisms: Artificial Morality and Genetic Programming
- 20 Norms as Emergent Properties of Adaptive Learning: The Case of Economic Routines
