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Single Idea 22717
[filed under theme 23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 1. Contractarianism
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Full Idea
To fairly divide a cake between two children, the first divides it and the second chooses. …Even division is best, as it anticipates the second child will take the largest piece. Fairness is enforced by the children's self-interests.
Gist of Idea
Self-interest can fairly divide a cake; first person cuts, second person chooses
Source
William Poundstone (Prisoner's Dilemma [1992], 03 'Cake')
Book Ref
Poundstone,William: 'Prisoner's Dilemma' [OUP 1992], p.43
A Reaction
[compressed] This is introduced as the basic principle of game theory. There is an online video of two cats sharing a dish of milk; each one drinks a bit, then pushes the dish to the other one. I'm sure two children could manage that.
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Hands wash hands; give that you may get
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[Protagoras, by Roochnik]
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5
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Justice is merely the interests of the stronger party
[Plato]
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19946
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Morality is a compromise, showing restraint, to avoid suffering wrong without compensation
[Plato]
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2097
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Isn't it better to have a reputation for goodness than to actually be good?
[Plato]
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1845
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Justice has no independent existence, but arises entirely from keeping contracts
[Epicurus]
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3560
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Justice is merely a contract about not harming or being harmed
[Epicurus]
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6828
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You may break off a treaty if you fear treachery from your ally
[Mohammed]
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6823
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Repay evil with good and your enemies will become friends (though this is hard)
[Mohammed]
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2371
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A contract is a mutual transfer of rights
[Hobbes]
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2372
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The person who performs first in a contract is said to 'merit' the return, and is owed it
[Hobbes]
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8015
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Hobbes wants a contract to found morality, but shared values are needed to make a contract
[MacIntyre on Hobbes]
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4852
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Both virtue and happiness are based on the preservation of one's own being
[Spinoza]
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20991
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People prepare our dinner from their own self-interest, not from humanity
[Smith,A]
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4416
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Basic justice is the negotiation of agreement among equals, and the imposition of agreement
[Nietzsche]
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4418
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A masterful and violent person need have nothing to do with contracts
[Nietzsche]
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22470
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A good moral system benefits its participants, and so demands reciprocity
[Foot]
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5317
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The actor is most convincing who believes that his performance is real
[Wilson,EO]
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4123
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A fair arrangement is one that parties can agree to without knowing how it will benefit them personally
[Rawls, by Williams,B]
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20281
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Why should I do anything for posterity? What has posterity ever done for me?
[Singer]
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22717
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Self-interest can fairly divide a cake; first person cuts, second person chooses
[Poundstone]
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4273
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Kant's Moral Law is the rules rational beings would accept when trying to live by agreement
[Scruton]
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21038
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Does consent create the obligation, or must there be some benefit?
[Sandel]
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21039
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Moral contracts involve both consent and reciprocity; making the deal, and keeping it
[Sandel]
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21036
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Not all deals are fair deals
[Sandel]
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