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'''Prisoner's Dilemma = famous thought experiment in Game Theory, about selfishness vs. altruism in the context of human cooperation.''' | '''Prisoner's Dilemma = famous thought experiment in Game Theory, about selfishness vs. altruism in the context of human cooperation.''' | ||
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See for a good review of the Prisoner’s Dilemma, this entry of the Wikipedia, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner's_dilemma | See for a good review of the Prisoner’s Dilemma, this entry of the Wikipedia, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner's_dilemma | ||
In this essay, defending the possibility of ‘anarchist cooperation’ as a model of society, the author reviews '''the objections of the classic Prisoner’s Dilemma''', arguing that they '''are superseded in case of repeated re-iteration''', see http://www.spunk.org/texts/misc/sp000161.txt | |||
The following text is a good defense of the use of game theory in scientific research, at http://www.geocities.com/hmelberg/elster/AR82MFGT.HTM | The following text is a good defense of the use of game theory in scientific research, at http://www.geocities.com/hmelberg/elster/AR82MFGT.HTM | ||
The Prisoner's Dilemma is often contrasted to the [[Assurance Game]] | |||
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Prisoner's Dilemma = famous thought experiment in Game Theory, about selfishness vs. altruism in the context of human cooperation.
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See for a good review of the Prisoner’s Dilemma, this entry of the Wikipedia, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner's_dilemma
In this essay, defending the possibility of ‘anarchist cooperation’ as a model of society, the author reviews the objections of the classic Prisoner’s Dilemma, arguing that they are superseded in case of repeated re-iteration, see http://www.spunk.org/texts/misc/sp000161.txt
The following text is a good defense of the use of game theory in scientific research, at http://www.geocities.com/hmelberg/elster/AR82MFGT.HTM
The Prisoner's Dilemma is often contrasted to the Assurance Game