Game theory and the social contract

Bibliographic Data

ID6569359
AuthorsK G Binmore
Year1994
Pages364
Publication date1994-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
Reviewed byGame theory and the social contract, K G Binmore, 1994
VenueGame theory and the social contract (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherThe MIT Press (PUBLISHER • US)
Open LibraryOL1419597M
ISBN9780262023634
GOOGLE_BOOK_ID8cDiGo2REBIC
LanguageEN
Citations received93

"In Game Theory and the Social Contract, Ken Binmore argues that game theory provides a systematic tool for investigating ethical matters. His reinterpretation of classical social contract ideas within a game-theoretic framework generates new insights into the fundamental questions of social philosophy. He clears the way for this ambitious endeavor by first focusing on foundational issues - paying particular attention to the failings of recent attempts to import game - theoretic ideas into social and political philosophy. Binmore shows how ideas drawn from the classic expositions of Harsanyi and Rawls produce a synthesis that is consistent with the modern theory of noncooperative games. In the process, he notes logical weaknesses in other analyses of social cooperation and coordination, such as those offered by Rousseau, Kant, Gauthier, and Nozick. He persuasively argues that much of the current literature elaborates a faulty analysis of an irrelevant game." Publisher's description

Game theory · Political science · Social contract · Contrat social · Mathematics · Philosophy · Theorie des Jeux

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