Life as a Trust Game: a comment on The Option Value of Life

IF 1.5 2区哲学 Q3 ECONOMICS

Economics and Philosophy Pub Date : 2021-04-12 DOI:10.1017/S0266267121000055

G. Ponthiere

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Abstract

Abstract According to Burri (2020), a major reason why suicide is often irrational lies in the option value of life. Remaining alive is valuable because this allows for a larger menu of options, and the possibility of committing suicide in the future adds further value to the act of remaining alive now. In this note, I represent life as a trust game played by two selves – the young self and the old self – and I argue that the possibility to commit suicide in the future can encourage committing suicide now, against what the theory of the option value of life predicts.

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作为信任游戏的生命——评生命的期权价值

Burri(2020)认为，自杀往往是非理性的一个主要原因在于生命的选择价值。活着是有价值的，因为这允许有更大的选择，未来自杀的可能性为现在活着的行为增加了进一步的价值。在这篇文章中，我把生活描绘成一场由两个自我——年轻的自我和年老的自我——玩的信任游戏。我认为，未来自杀的可能性会鼓励人们现在就自杀，这与生命选择价值理论所预测的相反。

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Economics and Philosophy Multiple-

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期刊介绍： The disciplines of economics and philosophy each possess their own special analytical methods, whose combination is powerful and fruitful. Each discipline can be enriched by the other. Economics and Philosophy aims to promote their mutual enrichment by publishing articles and book reviews in all areas linking these subjects. Topics include the methodology and epistemology of economics, the foundations of decision theory and game theory, the nature of rational choice in general, historical work on economics with a philosophical purpose, ethical issues in economics, the use of economic techniques in ethical theory, and many other subjects.