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Evolution of the social contract

By:

Skyrms, Brian

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge University Press New York 2005Description: xiii,146p. 22 cm ; PbkISBN:

978-052155838

Subject(s):

Social Contracts Game theory

DDC classification:

320.11 SKY

Contents:

Sex and justice -- Commitment -- Mutual aid -- Correlated convention -- The evolution of meaning.

Summary: A recognized authority on game and decision theory investigates traditional problems of the social contract in terms of evolutionary dynamics. Game theory is skillfully employed to offer new interpretations of a variety of social phenomena, including justice, mutual aid, commitment, convention and meaning.

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Sex and justice --
Commitment --
Mutual aid --
Correlated convention --
The evolution of meaning.

A recognized authority on game and decision theory investigates traditional problems of the social contract in terms of evolutionary dynamics. Game theory is skillfully employed to offer new interpretations of a variety of social phenomena, including justice, mutual aid, commitment, convention and meaning.

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