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David Gauthier (born 1932) is a Canadian-American philosopher best known for his neo-Hobbesian social contract (contractarian) theory of morality as laid out in his book Morals by Agreement.

birth date
1932-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Ontario, Toronto, Canada
era
Contemporary philosophy
influenced by
Thomas Hobbes
main interest
Game theory, Justice, Rational choice theory, Social contract
notableIdea
Lockean proviso, Constrained_maximisation
philosophicalSchool
Political philosophy
region
Western philosophy

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