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Game Theory: A Critical Introduction Hardcover - 2004 - 2nd Edition

by Shaun Hargreaves-Heap; Yanis Varoufakis


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In recent years game theory has swept through all of the social sciences. Its practitioners have great designs for it, claiming that it offers an opportunity to unify the social sciences and that it is the natural foundation of a rational theory of society. Game Theory is for those who are intrigued but baffled by these claims, and daunted by the technical demands of most introductions to the subject.Requiring no more than simple arithmetic, the book:* Traces the origins of Game Theory and its philosophical premises* Looks at its implications for the theory of bargaining and social contract theory* Gives a detailed exposition of all of the major `games' including the famous `prisoner's dilemma'* Analyses co-operative, non co-operative, repeated, evolutionary and experimental games

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In recent years game theory has swept through all of the social sciences. Its practitioners have great designs for it, claiming that it offers an opportunity to unify the social sciences and that it it the natural foundation of a rational theory of society. Game Theory is for those who are intrigued but baffled by these claims, and daunted by the technical demands of most introductions to the subject.

Requiring no more than simple arithmetic, the book:

* Traces the origins of Game Theory and its philosophical premises

* Looks at its implications for the theory of bargaining and social contract theory

* Gives a detailed exposition of all of the major games' including the famous prisoner's dilemma'

* Analyses cooperative, non cooperative, repeated, evolutionary and experimental games

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  • Title Game Theory: A Critical Introduction
  • Author Shaun Hargreaves-Heap; Yanis Varoufakis
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 2nd
  • Edition 2
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Date 2004-02-26
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780415250948 / 0415250943
  • Weight 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.96 x 7.1 x 0.9 in (25.30 x 18.03 x 2.29 cm)
  • Reading level 1410
  • Library of Congress subjects Game theory, Social sciences - Mathematics
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003058677
  • Dewey Decimal Code 519.3

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