Moral Dealing: Contract, Ethics, and Reason – David Gauthier

Title: Moral Dealing: Contract, Ethics, and Reason
Author: David Gauthier
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Format: Paperback
Edition: 1990 paperback edition
ISBN: 9780801497001
Condition: Second-hand. Good. Covers show light rubbing, surface marks and edge wear, with creasing and small scuffs around the spine and corners. The binding is intact and pages show light age-related toning. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

A collection of essays on contractarian moral theory, bringing together David Gauthier’s historical studies of Hobbes, Hume, Kant, Locke and Rousseau with arguments about bargaining, justice, practical rationality and the foundations of morality.

Gauthier examines the strengths and limits of contractarian approaches to moral and political thought, including questions of rational choice, agreement, justice and the relationship between individual advantage and ethical obligation.