PHL100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Free Rider Problem, Logical Form, Glaucon
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Life will be better if we respect each other. Two people could easily kill one person. So everyone should just be nice (somewhat what glaucon argued) Efficiency: each does what they do best (369a-370b) So we agree to do individual jobs: division of labour. That implies trade (370e), ship-building, etc. (371b) (cid:862)perfu(cid:373)ed oils, i(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:374)se, prostitutes & pastries(cid:863) (cid:894)3(cid:1011)3a(cid:895) if everyone does their unique task there will be a variety of goods. Collaboration is easy when everyone benefits in proportion to their efforts. Morality (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s (cid:272)ooperati(cid:374)g e(cid:448)e(cid:374) (cid:449)he(cid:374) i lose, or do(cid:374)"t gai(cid:374) a(cid:374)(cid:455)thi(cid:374)g (cid:271)ut ha(cid:448)e to do (cid:449)ork. When invisible, gyges never has to lose. The free rider problem arises when my contribution does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ake (cid:373)u(cid:272)h of a differe(cid:374)(cid:272)e. If e(cid:448)er(cid:455)o(cid:374)e (cid:272)lea(cid:374)s up, i do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)eed to, (cid:373)(cid:455) (cid:373)ess is s(cid:373)all (cid:272)o(cid:373)pared to the total. If (cid:374)o o(cid:374)e (cid:272)lea(cid:374)s up, (cid:449)hat i do does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)atter.
