Social contract theory

Watch the following two videos and answer the questions below. (One of the clips is presented on Moodle in preview mode. The other your will need to click on.)

Your initial post should be at least 250 words, and no more than 400 words. Be sure to respond to at least one (1) classmate in order to earn full points. Your initial post must directly quote the textbook at least two (2) times in total. 

(Golden Balls was a game show in the United Kingdom. An American version of the program, titled Take It All and hosted by Howie Mandel, aired during the summer a few years but clips are no longer available online.)

Questions

1. Describe in detail a prisoners dilemma situation and explain what makes the situation in Golden Balls a prisoners dilemma. Does contractarianism provide a satisfying solution to prisoners dilemma situations? (What is the solution?) Would this solution work for the contestants in Golden Balls? Why or why not?

2. Imagine that you were a contestant in the final round of Golden Balls. Would you ‘Steal’ or ‘Split’? Explain your answer. What would Hobbes advise you to do here, and why? 

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