Evolution of the social contract / Brian Skyrms.
In this pithy and highly readable book, Brian Skyrms, a recognised authority on game and decision theory, investigates traditional problems of the social contract in terms of evolutionary dynamics. Game theory is skilfully employed to offer new interpretations of a wide variety of social phenomena,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1996.
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| Summary: | In this pithy and highly readable book, Brian Skyrms, a recognised authority on game and decision theory, investigates traditional problems of the social contract in terms of evolutionary dynamics. Game theory is skilfully employed to offer new interpretations of a wide variety of social phenomena, including justice, mutual aid, commitment, convention and meaning. The author eschews any grand, unified theory. Rather, he presents the reader with tools drawn from evolutionary game theory for the purpose of analysing and coming to understand the social contract. The book is not technical and requires no special background knowledge. As such, it could be enjoyed by students and professionals in a wide range of disciplines: political science, philosophy, decision theory, economics and biology. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 146 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-142) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511806308 0511806302 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511806308 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |