Artificial morality: virtuous robots for virtual games

Abstract

I have thought about the problems of rationality and morality for a long time during which I have accumulated many debts. The largest is owed to David Gauthier, who encouraged me to pursue the question of fundamental moral justification. I have learned much from David’s work. This book began as an attempt to implement his principle of constrained maximization. These goals changed during the project’s long gestation as criticisms and replies, bugs and fixes accreted and displaced older material. If the criticisms of Morals by Agreement stand out, this reflects how strongly I feel the influence of this masterful piece of work.