Reflection Paper – The Morality of Cooperation

In this short paper, I want you to produce a short “Hobbesian analysis” of our society’s response to the Covid-19 Pandemic. More exactly, I want you to do three things. First, (A) I want you to explain, in your own words, how self-interest can lead to the phenomena of free riding in the context of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Here I am looking for your understanding of some of the points the authors make in the first 3 pages. Next, (B) I want you to briefly discuss how this phenomenon has presented itself in your life and/or in the life of those around you. Here I want to see you connect a particular example(s) to the explanation you provided in the beginning of the paper. Finally, (C) I want you to discuss what steps we could take to reduce free riding in the kind of cases you have identified. Here you can choose to discuss some of the suggestions from the authors in the reading, or just provide your own suggestions.