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The ethics of poker /
"The first of its kind, this book explores the moral dimensions of playing poker for money through a detailed discussion of philosophical and applied ethics. Topics include the etiquette of lying, collusion versus "soft play," the problem of players staked by backers. The lessons lear...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2017]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; Part I: Preemptive Problems; 1. Is There Honor Among Thieves?; 1: Amorality or the Rule of Moral Law?; 2: Lying Liars versus a Matter of Etiquette; 3: Yes, Virginia, There Is Honor Among Thieves; 2. The Permissibility of Poker?; 1: The Potential Problems; 2: What Is a Lie?; 3: Why Kant Kan't Play Poker; 4: Why the Rational Profiteer Can't Play Poker; 5: Poker and Its Harm to the Player; Going Broke and Skill.
- Character Assassination 6: Poker and Social Harms; 7: A Raw Deal?; 8: Parting Thoughts; 3. Peek-a-Boo, I See You!; 1: Seymour; 2: A Dealer's Duties; 3: Boudreaux and Thibodeaux; 4: A Dealer's Duty 2.0; 5: A Dealer's Duty 3.0; 4. What Is the Deal with the Drunk?; 1: Wild Westin; 2: In Defense of Drubbing the Drunk; 3: Dealing with a Drunk; 4: Dealers Dealing with Drunks; 5: A Stagger of Drunks; 6: Wake Up Little Susie, Wake Up; 5. Is It Okay to Feed Jane's Addiction?; 1: Jane's Addiction; 2: Playing on the People's Dime; 3: Can't Say No; 4: No, Jane, No!
- 5: The Complex Question of Playing with Jane6: Pathological Gambling: Disease or Moral Weakness; What Is the Big Deal? ; 7: A Dealer's Duties; 6. The Bad Beat Jackpot; 1: A Player Missing in Action; Answering the Call of Nature ; The Peripatetic ; 2: A Vindictive Player; 3: Thwarting a Vindictive Player; 4: He Is No Einstein; 5: My Bad, Your Bad; 6: Do the Right Thing; 7: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul; 7. A Hot Tip for You; 1: Tightwads Need Not Play; 2: Dealing with the Free Rider; 3: A Tip Too Far.
- 4: Mum's the Word8. Fleeing the Scene of the Crime?; 1: Adding Insult to Injury; 2: Home Wreckers; 3: Jackpot or Social Safety Net?; 9. Sharks in the Kiddie Pool; 1: Benny the Bank; 2: Bruce the Shark; 3: Syrus the Suckerfish; 4: Little Fish in a Big Pond; 5: Immovable Object versus Irresistible Force; 6: What Is the Deal with Andy Beal?; 10. The Serial Straddler, Malicious Mucker, and Flash Gordon; 1: The Serial Straddler; 2: Flash Gordon; Flashing Cards After the Showdown ; Flashing Cards in the Middle of the Hand to a Player Without Cards.
- Flashing Cards in the Middle of the Hand to a Player Holding Cards The Unintentional Flashing of Cards ; Flashing Cards: A Summary ; 3: The Malicious Mucker; 11. The Dealer Did Me Wrong; 1: Hypothetical Hyperbole; 2: Making Matters Right; 3: Making Matters Right, Further Thoughts; 4: Little Susie Woke Up a Bit Too Late; 12. Tournament Troubles; 1: Stake Me; 2: You Stake Me, I'll Stake You; 3: Do You Want to Chop or Do You Want to Chop?; 4: Give Me a (Good Table) Break; 13. The Drunkard.