Contract ethics : evolutionary biology and the moral sentiments /

Contract ethics : evolutionary biology and the moral sentiments /

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Author / Creator:	Kahane, Howard, 1928-
Imprint:	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c1995.
Description:	xiii, 151 p.
Language:	English
Subject:	Ethics. Contracts -- Moral and ethical aspects. Ethics, Evolutionary. Sense (Philosophy) Contracts -- Moral and ethical aspects. Ethics. Ethics, Evolutionary. Sense (Philosophy)
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2348549

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ISBN:	0847681173 (alk. paper) 0847681181 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of 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.