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'Clitophon', 'Prisoner's Dilemma' and 'What is the Basis of Moral Obligation?'
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23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 1. Contractarianism
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Self-interest can fairly divide a cake; first person cuts, second person chooses [Poundstone]
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23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 6. Game Theory
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Formal game theory is about maximising or minimising numbers in tables [Poundstone]
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The minimax theorem says a perfect game of opposed people always has a rational solution [Poundstone]
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23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 7. Prisoner's Dilemma
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Two prisoners get the best result by being loyal, not by selfish betrayal [Poundstone]
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The tragedy in prisoner's dilemma is when two 'nice' players misread each other [Poundstone]
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23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 8. Contract Strategies
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TIT FOR TAT says cooperate at first, then do what the other player does [Poundstone]
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you - or else! [Poundstone]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / c. Particularism
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I see the need to pay a debt in a particular instance, and any instance will do [Prichard]
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The complexities of life make it almost impossible to assess morality from a universal viewpoint [Prichard]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty
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Seeing the goodness of an effect creates the duty to produce it, not the desire [Prichard]
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