The evolution of cooperation

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The evolution of cooperation

Robert Axelrod

Basic Books, c1984

  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. 223-229

Includes index

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: pbk ISBN 9780465021215

Description

This widely praised and much-discussed book explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking egoistswhether superpowers, businesses, or individualswhen there is no central authority to police their actions..

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • The Problem of Cooperation
  • The Emergence Of Cooperation
  • The Success of TIT for TAT in Computer Tournaments
  • The Chronology of Cooperation
  • Cooperation Without Friendship Or Foresight
  • The Live-and-Let-Live System in Trench Warfare in World War I
  • The Evolution of Cooperation in Biological Systems (with William D. Hamilton)
  • Advice For Participants And Reformers
  • How to Choose Effectively
  • How to Promote Cooperation
  • Conclusions
  • The Social Structure of Cooperation
  • The Robustness of Reciprocity
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ISBN 9780465021222

Description

This widely praised and much-discussed book explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking egoistswhether superpowers, businesses, or individualswhen there is no central authority to police their actions..

Table of Contents

Introduction The Problem of Cooperation * The Emergence Of Cooperation The Success of TIT for TAT in Computer Tournaments The Chronology of Cooperation * Cooperation Without Friendship Or Foresight The Live-and-Let-Live System in Trench Warfare in World War I The Evolution of Cooperation in Biological Systems (with William D. Hamilton) * Advice For Participants And Reformers How to Choose Effectively How to Promote Cooperation * Conclusions The Social Structure of Cooperation The Robustness of Reciprocity

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