Emergence of Norms

Edna Ullmann-Margalit provides an original account of the emergence of norms. Her main thesis is that certain types of norms are possible solutions to problems posed by certain types of social interaction situations. She presents illuminating discussions of Prisoners' Dilemma, co-ordination, and inequality (or partiality) situations.

List of contents

I Aim and Method; II PD Norms; III Co-ordination Norms; IV Norms of Partiality; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Professor Ullmann-Margalit was Professor of Education at the Hebrew Universiy of Jerusalem.

Summary

Edna Ullmann-Margalit provides an original account of the emergence of norms. Her main thesis is that certain types of norms are possible solutions to problems posed by certain types of social interaction situations. She presents illuminating discussions of Prisoners' Dilemma, co-ordination, and inequality (or partiality) situations.

Additional text

'a book with arguments and ideas deserving of close attention from moral philosophers, political philosophers, philosophers of social science, and the social scientists themselves ... a sophisticated and sustained argument.'

Product details

• Authors: Edna Ullmann-Margalit, Edna (Formerly Hebrew University Ullmann-Margalit, Edna (formerly Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Ullmann-Margalit
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2015
• EAN: 9780198729389
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872938-9
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Clarendon Library of Logic and Philosophy; Clarendon Library of Logic and
• Subjects: Education and learning > Vocational and technical college books; Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works