The Evolution of Cooperation

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Basic Books, 06 մյս, 2025 թ. - 272 էջ
“For anyone involved in settling disputes” (Richard Dawkins), a famed political scientist offers a classic argument for how to achieve 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 1979, he organized the famed Computer Prisoner’s Dilemma Tournament, which sought to find the most effective strategy for the ubiquitous prisoner’s dilemma, a model of strategy problems in the nuclear age. The expectation had been that some complicated scheme of competition would win the day. Instead, a simple, cooperative program called Tit for Tat did. The effects of that victory continue to reverberate today, from college campuses to the Situation Room. 
 
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 emeritus 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. In 2014, he received the National Medal of Science, “the nation’s highest honor for scientific achievement and leadership.” He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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