UID:
almahu_9948234315102882
Format:
1 online resource (x, 281 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511792601 (ebook)
Content:
This volume explores from multiple perspectives the subtle and interesting relationship between the theory of rational choice and Darwinian evolution. In rational choice theory, agents are assumed to make choices that maximize their utility; in evolution, natural selection 'chooses' between phenotypes according to the criterion of fitness maximization. So there is a parallel between utility in rational choice theory and fitness in Darwinian theory. This conceptual link between fitness and utility is mirrored by the interesting parallels between formal models of evolution and rational choice. The essays in this volume, by leading philosophers, economists, biologists and psychologists, explore the connection between evolution and rational choice in a number of different contexts, including choice under uncertainty, strategic decision making and pro-social behaviour. They will be of interest to students and researchers in philosophy of science, evolutionary biology, economics and psychology.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Introduction /
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Towards a Darwinian theory of decision making: games and the biological roots of behavior /
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What do humans maximize? /
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Natural selection and rational decisions /
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Evolution, dynamics and rationality: the limits of ESS methodology /
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Are rational actor models 'rational' outside small worlds? /
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Pull, push or both? Indirect evolution in economics and beyond /
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Schelling formalized: strategic choices of non-rational behaviour /
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Human cooperation and reciprocity /
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Team reasoning, framing and cooperation /
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An evolutionary perspective on the unification of the behavioral sciences /
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From fitness to utility /
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107004993
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511792601
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