Modeling Rationality, Morality, & Evolution - Couverture souple

Danielson, Peter

 
9780195125504: Modeling Rationality, Morality, & Evolution

Synopsis

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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Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Revue de presse

Brings together leading figures in a line of great contemporary interest. (Alexander Rosenberg, Philosophy, University of Georgia)

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9780195125498: Modeling Rationality, Morality, and Evolution

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0195125495 ISBN 13 :  9780195125498
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2000
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