The Unilateralist’s Curse and the Case for a Principle of Conformity - PMC
In some situations a number of agents each have the ability to undertake an initiative that would have significant effects on the others. Suppose that each of these agents is purely motivated by an altruistic concern for the common good. We show ...
Soc Epistemol . 2016 Jan 26;30(4):350–371. doi: 10.1080/02691728.2015.1108373 The Unilateralist’s Curse and the Case for a Principle of Conformity Nick Bostrom Nick Bostrom Find articles by Nick Bostrom , Thomas Douglas Thomas Douglas Find articles by Thomas Douglas * , Anders Sandberg Anders Sandberg Find articles by Anders Sandberg Author information Article notes Copyright and License information * Correspondence to: Thomas Douglas, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Faculty of Philosophy, Suite 8, Littlegate House, St Ebbe’s Street, Oxford OX1 1PT, UK. Email: thomas.douglas@philoso
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