Skyrms, Brian

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

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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.

978-052155838


Social Contracts
Game theory

320.11 SKY