Author | Baron, Jonathan. author |
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Title | Morality and Rational Choice [electronic resource] / by Jonathan Baron |
Imprint | Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1993 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8226-1 |
Descript | VIII, 208 p. online resource |
1 Introduction -- 1.1 Utilitarianism -- 1.2 Prospectus -- 1.3 Critical vs. intuitive -- 2 Morality and decision making -- 2.1 The argument for consequentialism, restated -- 3 The nature of goals -- 3.1 Types of goals -- 3.2 Sadistic goals -- 3.3 Erroneous subgoals -- 3.4 Goals and preferences -- 3.5 What goals? -- 3.6 Conclusion -- 4 Expected utility theory -- 4.1 Criticisms of expected-utility -- 4.2 The independence principle -- 4.3 Regret -- 4.4 Transitivity -- 4.5 Ambiguity -- 4.6 Summary -- 4.7 Appendix: Utility measurement -- 5 Decisions for others -- 5.1 Interpersonal comparison -- 6 Self-other conflict -- 6.1 Normative theories of social dilemmas -- 6.2 Weighted utilitarianism -- 6.3 The effect of time -- 6.4 Conclusion -- 7 Acts and omissions -- 7.1 The main argument -- 7.2 Why people make the distinction -- 7.3 Prescriptive implications -- 7.4 Conclusion -- 8 Utilitarian education -- 8.1 Implications for moral education -- 8.2 Potential advantages: Bad intuitions -- 8.3 The potential dangers of critical thinking -- 8.4 The content of moral education -- 8.5 The nature of virtue -- 8.6 The virtues of citizenship -- 8.7 Conclusion -- 9 Decision analysis and public policy -- 9.1 Issues in decision analysis -- 9.2 The value of life -- 9.3 Conclusion -- 10 Equity hi social policy and liability -- 10.1 Distribution -- 10.2 Liability: deterrence and compensation -- 10.3 Nonpecuniary damages -- 11 The risk analysis debate -- 11.1 Voluntary vs. involuntary -- 11.2 Natural vs. unnatural -- 11.3 Catastrophic vs. gradual -- 11.4 Ambiguous risks -- 11.5 Equity in risk distribution -- 11.6 Ex post vs. ex ante equity -- 12 Social decisions -- 12.1 The classification -- 12.2 An example -- 12.3 Rights and duties -- 12.4 Advantages and disadvantages -- 12.5 Virtues and vices -- 12.6 Conclusion -- References