This interdisciplinary work draws on research from psychology and
behavioral economics to evaluate the plausibility of moral contract
theory. In a compelling manner with implications for moral theory
more broadly, the author’s novel approach resolves a number of
key contingencies in contractarianism and contractualism. Acting in
accordance with principles that we could all agree to under certain
conditions requires that agents are capable of taking up the
perspectives of others. Research in social and developmental
psychology shows just how challenging this can be. The author
discusses in detail what implications findings on
perspective-taking have for contract theory. He concludes with
cautious optimism that, despite our limitations, it lies within our
power to become better at perspective-taking and to adopt a
contractarian or contractualist mode of moral thinking. This does
however require us to be much more attentive to the standpoints of
others than we tend to be. Contract theorists also assume that
agents can be moved to comply with principles that would be the
object of agreement, with some arguing they can be so moved out of
their own interest. The book show that, in contrast to the
suspicion of many philosophers, this idea is largely supported by
research on the dynamics of trust and our ability to distinguish
trustworthy from untrustworthy others. Bringing a welcome dose of
realism to the debate on contract theory, the author shows the
value of assessing moral theories from an empirical perspective.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer International Publishing AG
|
| Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
| Series: |
Theory and Decision Library A:, 48 |
| Release date: |
September 2016 |
| First published: |
2014 |
| Authors: |
Peter Timmerman
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
233 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-3-319-35326-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
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Philosophy >
General
|
| LSN: |
3-319-35326-8 |
| Barcode: |
9783319353265 |
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