{"product_id":"morals-by-agreement-david-gauthier-9780198249924","title":"Morals by Agreement","description":"Are moral principles actually principles of rational choice? Starting from the view that it is rational always to choose what will give one the greatest expectation of value or utility--and the common counter-claim that this procedure, applied in many situations, will actually leave people worse off than need be--Gauthier instead proposes a principle of cooperation whereby each must choose in accordance with a principle to which all can agree. He shows that not only does such a principle ensure mutual benefit and fairness, but also that each person may expect greater utility from actually adhering to a morality based on it, even though his other choice did not have that specific end primarily in view. In resolving what may appear to be a paradox, he establishes morals on the foundation of reason.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Gauthier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198249926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198249924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarendon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.42w x 0.90d","brand":"David Gauthier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119421452543,"sku":"9780198249924","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce87894b-1fcd-40b6-8483-7820783bc77d.jpg?v=1687409253","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/morals-by-agreement-david-gauthier-9780198249924","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}