Evolution of the social contract
- New York Cambridge University Press 2005
- xiii,146p. 22 cm ; Pbk.
$30.99
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.