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Fairness and Social Norms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2022

Daniel M. Hausman
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Abstract

This essay comments on the theory of social norms developed by Cristina Bicchieri in The Grammar of Society (2006). It applauds her theory of norms but argues that it cannot account for the experimental results concerning ultimatum games. A theory of fairness is also needed. It develops a number of specific criticisms of her way of incorporating the influence of norms into preferences.

Type
Author Meets Critics: Cristina Bicchieri's The Grammar of Society
Information
Philosophy of Science , Volume 75 , Issue 5: Proceedings of the 2006 Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association. Part II: Symposia Papers. Edited by Cristina Bicchieri and Jason Alexander , December 2008 , pp. 850 - 860
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Copyright © The Philosophy of Science Association

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References

Bicchieri, Cristina (2006), The Grammar of Society: The Nature and Dynamics of Social Norms. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Google Scholar
Güth, Werner, and Damme, Eric van (1998), “Information, Strategic Behavior, and Fairness in Ultimatum Bargaining: An Experimental Study”, Information, Strategic Behavior, and Fairness in Ultimatum Bargaining: An Experimental Study 42:227–247.Google ScholarPubMed