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Theory of Games as a Tool for the Moral Philosopher

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Theory of Games as a Tool for the Moral Philosopher
Authors and Contributors      By (author) R. B. Braithwaite
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:80
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127
Category/GenreEthics and moral philosophy
Applied mathematics
ISBN/Barcode 9780521113519
ClassificationsDewey:179.9
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 18 June 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

It is a common complaint against moral philosophers that their abstract theorising bears little relation to the practical problems of everyday life. Professor Braithwaite believes that this criticism need not be inevitable. With the help of the Theory of Games he shows how arbitration is possible between two neighbours, a jazz trumpeter and a classical pianist, whose performances are a source of mutual discord. The solution of the problem in the lecture is geometrical, and is based on the formal analogy between the logic of the situation and the geometry of a parabola. But an appendix provides the alternative algebraic treatment of a general two-person collaboration situation.