Following the Rules: Practical Reasoning and Deontic Constraint

by Joseph Heath

Book Overview

For centuries, philosophers have been puzzled by the fact that people often respect moral obligations as a matter of principle, setting aside considerations of self-interest. In more recent years, social scientists have been puzzled by the more general phenomenon of rule-following, the fact that people often abide by social norms even when doing so produces undesirable consequences. Experimental game theorists have demonstrated conclusively that the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199768331
• ISBN13: 9780199768332
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"