Question.2432 - Post an original post that addresses the following questions after reading Wolff's chapter on Social Contract Theory. Then respond to at least two peers' original posts. Is there any truth in the view that morality is a device concocted by one group to keep another group under domination? Are rational agents doomed to disaster in the prisoner’s dilemma?
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As xxxxxxxxx in xxx textbook xxxxxx contract xxxxxx states xxxx morality xx formulated xxxxx primarily xxxx constant xxxxxx contracts xxxx tend xx cater xx the xxxx interest xx those xxxxxx who xxxxxxxxx these xxxxxxxxx Man xx a xxxxxx animal xxx looks xxx security xxx safety xx their xxxxx To xxxxxxxx the xxxxx and xxxxx pain xxx suffering xx abides xx the xxxxxx agreement xx the xxxxxxx To xxxxxxx him xxx his xxxxxx man xxxxx to xxxxxxxxx their xxxxxx and xxxxxxx to xxx dominant xxxxx who xxxxx the xxxxxx contracts xxx has xxx authority xx govern xxx subjects xxx commands xxxxxx Thus xxx dominant xxxxx gets xx protect xxx lives xxx property xx the xxxxxxx public xx the xxxxxxx The xxxxxx contract xxxx gives xxxx to xxx monarch xxx ruler xxxxxxxx wherein xxx subjects xxxx no xxxxxx with xxxxxxx to xxx dominant xxxxx monarchs xxx has xx abide xx all xxx orders xxxxxxxxxx by xxx dominant xxxxx Laskar xxx prisoner x dilemma xxxxxxxx that x situation xx conflict xxxxxx wherein xxx individual xxxxxxxx making xxxxxxxx an xxxxxxxxxxx to xxx in x way xxxx creates x less xxxx optimum xxxxxxxxxxx for xxx individuals xx partners xxxxxxxxxx decision xxxxxx tend xx opt xxx a xxxxxx which xxxxxxx the xxxx solution xxx self xxx often xx not xx optimal xxxxxxxx for xxx other xxxxxxxxxx in xxx group xxxx as x consequence xxx decision xxxxxx are xxxxx to xxxxxx in x disastrous xxxxxxxxx in xxx prisoner x dilemma xx per xxx prisoner x dilemma xxx rational xxxxxxxx individuals xxxxx not xxxxxx think xxxxxxxxxx in x situation xx crisis xxxx leading xx make xxxxxxxxx which xxxx deem xx benefit xxxx the xxxx and xx a xxxxxxxxxx decisions xxx the xxxxx partner xxx rational xxxxx will xxx cooperate xxxx it xxx seem xx be xxx best xxxxxxxx to xx so xxxxxxxxx Laskar x Summary xx social xxxxxxxx theory xx Hobbes xxxxx and xxxxxxxx Locke xxx Rousseau xxxxxMore Articles From Philosophy