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Social dynamics / Brian Skyrms.

LIBRA H61.15 .S57 2014
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Skyrms, Brian.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Social sciences--Philosophy.
Social sciences.
Physical Description:
xiv, 339 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Contents:
Part I Correlation and the Social Contract 1
1 Evolution and the social Contract 3
Part II Importance of Dynamics 27
2 Trust, Risk, and the Social Contract 31
3 Bargaining with Neighbors: Is Justice Contagious? / Jason Alexander Alexander, Jason 38
4 Stability and Explanatory Significance of Some Simple Evolutionary Models 50
5 Dynamics of Conformist Bias 73
6 Chaos and the Explanatory Significance of Equilibrium: Strange Attractors in Evolutionary Game Dynamics 83
7 Evolutionary Dynamics of Collective Action in N-person Stag Hunt Dilemmas / Jorge M. Pacheco Pacheco, Jorge M., Francisco C. Santos Santos, Francisco C., Max O. Souza Souza, Max O. 110
8 Learning to Take Turns: The Basics / Peter Vanderschraaf Vanderschraaf, Peter 128
9 Evolutionary Considerations in the Framing of Social Norms / Kevin J.S. Zollman Zollman, Kevin J.S. 135
Part III Dynamic Networks 147
10 Learning to Network / Robin Pemantle Pemantle, Robin 149
11 A Dynamic Model of Social Network Formation / Robin Pemantle Pemantle, Robin 163
12 Network Formation by Reinforcement Learning: The Long and the Medium Run / Robin Pemantle Pemantle, Robin 187
13 Time to Absorption in Discounted Reinforcement Models / Robin Pemantle Pemantle, Robin 205
Part IV Dynamics of Signals 221
14 Learning to Signal: Analysis of a Micro-level Reinforcement Model / Raffaele Argiento Argiento, Raffaele, Robin Pemantle Pemantle, Robin, Stanislav Volkov Volkov, Stanislav 225
15 Inventing New Signals / Jason McKenzie Alexander Alexander, Jason McKenzie, Sandy L. Zabell Zabell, Sandy L. 250
16 Signals, Evolution, and the Explanatory Power of Transient Information 274
17 Co-Evolution of Pre-play Signaling and Cooperation / Francesco Santos Santos, Francesco, Jorge Pacheco Pacheco, Jorge 298
18 Evolution of Signaling Systems with Multiple Senders and Receivers 314.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
019965283X
9780199652839
9780199652822
0199652821
OCLC:
858526379

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