Publisher's Synopsis
Braithwaite begins from the conclusion of the philosophy of science - that the scientist appeals to inductive policy to defend a hypothesis - to draw a parallel with the justification of a particular action by reference to a moral policy. Both sorts of policies, he argues, are in turn justified by reference to the ends they subserve.;In "Theory of Games" he shows that mathematical theory of games can be used to shed light upon such notions as prudence and justice in situations involving human choices and co-operation between individuals. In his work on the nature of religious beliefs he argues that just as a moral assertion is an expression of an intention to act in accordance with a certain policy, so a religious assertion must be understood as a declaration of adherence to a system of moral principles governing "inner life" as well as external behaviour.
