Single Idea 3896

[catalogued under 23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 5. Free Rider]

Full Idea

Any attempt to provide a social justification of morality runs the risk of the 'free rider' - one who pretends to play the game in order to enjoy the fruits of it.

Gist of Idea

Any social theory of morality has the problem of the 'free rider', who only pretends to join in

Source

Roger Scruton (Modern Philosophy:introduction and survey [1994], 20.6)

Book Reference

Scruton,Roger: 'Modern Philosophy: introduction and survey' [Sinclair-Stevenson 1994], p.291