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Contract ethics : evolutionary biology and the moral sentiments

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

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Description
  1. xiii, 151 pages; 24 cm.
Series statement
  1. Studies in social, political, and legal philosophy
Uniform title
  1. Studies in social, political, and legal philosophy
Subject
  1. Ethics
  2. Contracts > Moral and ethical aspects
  3. Ethics, Evolutionary
  4. Sense (Philosophy)
  5. ethics (philosophy)
  6. Contracts > Moral and ethical aspects
  7. Ethics
  8. Ethics, Evolutionary
  9. Evolutionäre Ethik
  10. Vertrag
  11. Ethik
  12. Evolutietheorie
  13. Ethiek
  14. Ètica
  15. Contractes > Aspectes ètics i morals
  16. Ètica evolutiva
Contents
  1. 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.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.