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An edition of Game theory and the social contract (1984)

Game theory and the social contract

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"In Game Theory and the Social Contract, Ken Binmore argues that game theory provides a systematic tool for investigating ethical matters. His reinterpretation of classical social contract ideas within a game-theoretic framework generates new insights into the fundamental questions of social philosophy. He clears the way for this ambitious endeavor by first focusing on foundational issues - paying particular attention to the failings of recent attempts to import game - theoretic ideas into social and political philosophy. Binmore shows how ideas drawn from the classic expositions of Harsanyi and Rawls produce a synthesis that is consistent with the modern theory of noncooperative games. In the process, he notes logical weaknesses in other analyses of social cooperation and coordination, such as those offered by Rousseau, Kant, Gauthier, and Nozick. He persuasively argues that much of the current literature elaborates a faulty analysis of an irrelevant game." Publisher's description.

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MIT Press, The MIT Press
Language
English
Pages
364

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Game theory Philosophy Political science Social contract Political science, philosophy Théorie des jeux Contrat social MATHEMATICS
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Cover of: Game theory and the social contract
Game theory and the social contract
1994, MIT Press, The MIT Press
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Game theory and the social contract
1984, London Schoolof Economics and Political Science
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Book Details

Table of Contents

v. 1. Playing fair
v. 2. Just playing.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Published in
Cambridge, Mass
Series
v. 2: MIT Press series on economic learning and social evolution, MIT Press series on economic learning and social evolution.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
519.3
Library of Congress
HB144 .B56 1994, , HB144 .B56 1994eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
2 v. :
Number of pages
364

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1419597M
Internet Archive
gametheorysocial0001binm_1994
ISBN 10
0262023636, 0262024446
LCCN
93029610
OCLC/WorldCat
44962816, 44963658, 28632178
LibraryThing
1190044
Goodreads
456184
301641

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OL3938949W

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