Reconciling Justice and Pleasure in Epicurean Contractarianism
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 16 (2):423-436 (2013)
| Authors |
|
| Abstract |
Epicurean contractarianism is an attempt to reconcile individualistic hedonism with a robust account of justice. The pursuit of pleasure and the requirements of justice, however, have seemed to be incompatible to many commentators, both ancient and modern. It is not clear how it is possible to reconcile hedonism with the demands of justice. Furthermore, it is not clear why, even if Epicurean contractarianism is possible, it would be necessary for Epicureans to endorse a social contract. I argue here that Epicurean contractarianism is both possible and necessary once we understand Epicurean practical rationality in a new way. We are left with an appealing version of teleological, individualistic contractarianism that is significantly different from Hobbesian contractarianism
|
| Keywords | Epicurus Social contract Lucretius Mixed-motive games Stag hunt |
| Categories | (categorize this paper) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10677-012-9348-5 |
| Options |
Edit this record
Mark as duplicate
Export citation
Request removal from index
|
Download options
Our Archive
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy Papers currently archived: 38,013
External links
- From the Publisher via CrossRef (no proxy)
- arrow.monash.edu.au
(no proxy) - dx.doi.org (no proxy)
- link.springer.com (no proxy)
- link.springer.com [2] (no proxy)
- link.springer.com [3] (no proxy)
- link.springer.com [4] (no proxy)
- johnjthrasher.com (no proxy)
- springerlink.com (no proxy)
- springerlink.com [2] (no proxy)
Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server
Configure custom proxy (use this if your affiliation does not provide a proxy)
Through your library
- Sign in / register and customize your OpenURL resolver..
- Configure custom resolver
References found in this work BETA
The Grammar of Society: The Nature and Dynamics of Social Norms.Cristina Bicchieri - 2005 - Cambridge University Press.
The Stag Hunt and the Evolution of Social Structure.Brian Skyrms - 2003 - Cambridge University Press.
View all 35 references / Add more references
Citations of this work BETA
No citations found.
Similar books and articles
Justice in the Family: A Defence of Feminist Contractarianism.Linda Radzik - 2005 - Journal of Applied Philosophy 22 (1):45–54.
The Intrinsic Worth of Persons: Contractarianism in Moral and Political Philosophy.Jean Hampton - 2007 - Cambridge University Press.
Contractarianism and Secondary Direct Moral Standing for Marginal Humans and Animals.Julia Tanner - 2013 - Res Publica 19 (2):1-16.
Contractarianism and Cooperation.Cynthia A. Stark - 2009 - Politics, Philosophy and Economics 8 (1):73-99.
Contractarianism and Intuition (on the Role of Social Contract Arguments in Theories of Social Justice).Wojciech Sadurski - 1983 - Australasian Journal of Philosophy 61 (3):231 – 247.
Pure Contractarianism: Promise, Problems, Prospects.Robert Bass - 2000 - Journal of Value Inquiry 34 (2-3):319-332.
A Deliberative Model of Contractualism.Nicholas Southwood - 2008 - Politics, Philosophy and Economics 7 (2):183-208.
Analytics
Added to PP index
2012-03-02
Total views
81 ( #84,417 of 2,312,513 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
1 ( #480,900 of 2,312,513 )
2012-03-02
Total views
81 ( #84,417 of 2,312,513 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
1 ( #480,900 of 2,312,513 )
How can I increase my downloads?
Monthly downloads
