Evolution Of CooperationThis widely praised and much-discussed 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. |
Contents
The Problem of Cooperation | 3 |
The Emergence of Cooperation | 19 |
The Success of TIT FOR TAT | 27 |
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actually altruism analysis Anatol Rapoport average score bacterium based on reciprocity behavior best strategy better biological chapter choice collectively stable strategy computer chess Computer Prisoner's Dilemma Computer Tournament coop cooperation based decision rule developed discount parameter E. O. Wilson effective entries environment eration evolution of cooperation evolutionarily stable strategy evolutionary example exploit forgiving future game theorists hypothetical tournaments important incentive interaction invade TIT iterated Prisoner's Dilemma JOSS less live-and-let-live system meanies ment mutant mutual cooperation mutual defection neighbors never cooperate newcomer nice rules nice strategy NYDEGGER once other's pattern payoff matrix player cooperates player defects points population possible previous move Prisoner's Dilemma Tournament problem programs promote cooperation proposition provocable punishment random reputation response restraint retaliation robust second round side situation submitted successful rules TAT players territorial system theory tion TIT FOR TAT tournament results tournament score trench warfare V(AIB V(BIB XXX XXX XXXXX


