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The Prisoner's Dilemma
Contributor(s): Peterson, Martin (Editor)
ISBN: 1107044359     ISBN-13: 9781107044357
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $102.60  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: August 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Game Theory
- Mathematics | History & Philosophy
- Mathematics | Essays
Dewey: 519.3
LCCN: 2014050242
Series: Classic Philosophical Arguments
Physical Information: 1.6" H x 7.2" W x 10.1" (1.70 lbs) 306 pages
 
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The Prisoner's Dilemma is one of the most fiercely debated thought experiments in philosophy and the social sciences, presenting the simple insight that when two or more agents interact, the actions that most benefit each individual may not benefit the group. The fact that when you do what is best for you, and I do what is best for me, we end up in a situation that is worse for both of us makes the Prisoner's Dilemma relevant to a broad range of everyday phenomena. This volume of new essays from leading philosophers, game theorists, and economists examines the ramifications of the Prisoner's Dilemma, the directions in which it continues to lead us, and its links to a variety of topics in philosophy, political science, social science, economics, and evolutionary biology. The volume will be a vital and accessible resource for upper-level students as well as for academic researchers.

Contributor Bio(s): Peterson, Martin: - Martin Peterson is Sue and Harry E. Bovay Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Texas A & M University. His recent publications include Non-Bayesian Decision Theory (2008), An Introduction to Decision Theory (Cambridge, 2009) and The Dimensions of Consequentialism (Cambridge, 2013).