In Game Theory and the Social Contract, Ken Binmore argues that game                  theory provides a systematic tool for investigating ethical matters. His                  reinterpretation of classical social contract ideas within a game-theoretic                  framework generates new insights into the fundamental questions of social                  philosophy. He clears the way for this ambitious endeavor by first focusing on                  foundational issues -- paying particular attention to the failings of recent                  attempts to import game -- theoretic ideas into social and political                  philosophy.Binmore shows how ideas drawn from the classic expositions of Harsanyi                  and Rawls produce a synthesis that is consistent with the modern theory of                  noncooperative games. In the process, he notes logical weaknesses in other analyses                  of social cooperation and coordination, such as those offered by Rousseau, Kant,                  Gauthier, and Nozick. He persuasively argues that much of the current literature                  elaborates a faulty analysis of an irrelevant game.Game Theory and the Social                  Contract makes game-theoretic ideas more widely accessible to those with only a                  limited knowledge of the field. Instructional material is woven into the narrative,                  which is illustrated with many simple examples, and the mathematical content has                  been reduced to a minimum.

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