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The Evolution of Cooperation

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Perseus Books, 2006 - History - 241 pages
The Evolution of Cooperation provides valuable insights into the age-old question of whether unforced cooperation is ever possible. Widely praised and much-discussed, this classic book explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists-whether superpowers, businesses, or individuals-when there is no central authority to police their actions. The problem of cooperation is central to many different fields. Robert Axelrod recounts the famous computer tournaments in which the “cooperative” program Tit for Tat recorded its stunning victories, explains its application to a broad spectrum of subjects, and suggests how readers can both apply cooperative principles to their own lives and teach cooperative principles to others.

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User Review  - Sam - Goodreads

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. It requires one to allow Axelrod to super-simplify situations in order to explain them through the lens of the prisoner's dilemma. Despite that, I found it ... Read full review

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User Review  - Brian Powell - Goodreads

Axelrod takes on the problem of how cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists without a central authority. The question has important implications for the evolution of cooperation ... Read full review

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The Evolution of Cooperation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Evolution of Cooperation the title of a 1981 article and a related 1984 book by political science professor Robert Axelrod. The nine-page article, ...
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Good Nonsense: The Evolution of Cooperation
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AXELROD R and Hamilton wd (1981) The evolution of cooperation. ... LEHMANN L and Keller L (2006) The evolution of cooperation and altruism — a general ...
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Evolution of Cooperation Web Site
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Robert Axelrod: The Evolution of Cooperation, New York: Basic ...
The Evolution of Cooperation contains much more. than I have taken up. Axelrod has more examples than. the ones given, and also draws normative conclusions ...
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Unintended Consequences: Reading: Axelrod's "The Evolution of ...
Robert Axelrod, "The Evolution of Cooperation" (1984). The author was Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Michigan when ...
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The Evolution of Cooperation
The Evolution of Cooperation by. Robert Axelrod. New York: Basic Books, 1984. ... The Evolution of Cooperation ends up being a mixed bag. It is topical ...
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The Evolution of Cooperation under Cheap Pseudonyms
The Evolution of Cooperation under Cheap Pseudonyms. Michal Feldman. John Chuang. School of Information Management and Systems ...
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About the author (2006)

Robert Axelrod is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Michigan. A MacArthur Prize 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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