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Modeling rationality, morality, and evolution / edited by Peter A. Danielson.

Material type: TextTextSeries: Vancouver studies in cognitive science ; v. 7.Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.Description: 1 online resource (463 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585220913
  • 9780585220918
  • 9780195352276
  • 0195352270
  • 1280471670
  • 9781280471674
  • 9786611346775
  • 6611346775
  • 9786610471676
  • 6610471673
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Modeling rationality, morality, and evolution.DDC classification:
  • 110 21
LOC classification:
  • BJ1031
Online resources: Summary: This collection focuses on questions that arise when morality is considered from the perspective of recent work on rational choice and evolution. Linking questions like "Is it rational to be moral?" to the evolution of cooperation in "The Prisoners Dilemma," the book brings together new work using models from game theory, evolutionary biology, and cognitive science, as well as from philosophical analysis. Among the contributors are leading figures in these fields, including David Gauthier, Paul M. Churchland, Brian Skyrms, Ronald de Sousa, and Elliot Sober.
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This collection focuses on questions that arise when morality is considered from the perspective of recent work on rational choice and evolution. Linking questions like "Is it rational to be moral?" to the evolution of cooperation in "The Prisoners Dilemma," the book brings together new work using models from game theory, evolutionary biology, and cognitive science, as well as from philosophical analysis. Among the contributors are leading figures in these fields, including David Gauthier, Paul M. Churchland, Brian Skyrms, Ronald de Sousa, and Elliot Sober.

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