PHL100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Free Rider Problem, Glaucon, Thought Experiment
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Intrinsic and instrumental goods pleasurable state of mind. Getting pleasure from one thing isn"t the same as getting pleasure from another. Philosophy is good in booth ways, so is justice: glaucon proposes ring" thought experiment. Justice in the state: social contact theory. What defines justice in the state is that you need people to follow rules. One should ask what people would agree to. Idea of social contact is that we need things only if we get help. Some people are better at doing certain tasks. Each does what they do best: division of labour. Take up jobs that one is good at. What does this presuppose: distribution of labour will work out. Organizing a market (paying plumbers more if there"s a demand) Someone has to organize infrastructure: prior agreement to keep agreement. Free rider problem (involves the fact that someone doesn"t do their part)
