The Evolution of Cooperation: Revised Edition

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Basic Books, 29 ապր, 2009 թ. - 304 էջ
A famed political scientist's classic argument for a more cooperative world

We assume that, in a world ruled by natural selection, selfishness pays. So why cooperate? In The Evolution of Cooperation, political scientist Robert Axelrod seeks to answer this question. In 1980, he organized the famed Computer Prisoners Dilemma Tournament, which sought to find the optimal strategy for survival in a particular game. Over and over, the simplest strategy, a cooperative program called Tit for Tat, shut out the competition. In other words, cooperation, not unfettered competition, turns out to be our best chance for survival.

A vital book for leaders and decision makers, The Evolution of Cooperation reveals how cooperative principles help us think better about everything from military strategy, to political elections, to family dynamics.
 

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The Problem of Cooperation
3
The Emergence of Cooperation
25
The Success of TIT FOR TAT in Computer Tournaments
27
The Chronology of Cooperation
55
Cooperation Without Friendship or Foresight
71
The LiveandLetLive System in Trench Warfare in World War I
73
The Evolution of Cooperation in Biological Systems with William D Hamilton
88
Advice for Participants and Reformers
107
Conclusions
143
The Social Structure of Cooperation
145
The Robustness of Reciprocity
169
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
192
PROOFS OF THE THEORETICAL PROPOSITIONS
206
NOTES
216
BIBLIOGRAPHY
223
INDEX
231

How to Choose Effectively
109
How to Promote Cooperation
124

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Robert Axelrod is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Michigan. A MacArthur Fellow, he is a leading expert on game theory, artificial intelligence, evolutionary biology, mathematical modeling, and complexity theory. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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