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The evolution of cooperation robert axelrod this widely praised and muchdiscussed book explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of selfseeking egoistswhether superpowers, businesses, or individualswhen there is no central authority to police their actions. Axelrod describes an experiment where players develop strategies that compete against each other in an iterated game of prisoners dilemma to see which strategy fares best cooperation, defection, punishment, or. Conflict resolution axelrod 1980a and 1980 b, and are presented here in revised form in chapter 2. The muchdiscussed book that explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of selfseeking egoistswhether superpowers, businesses, or individualswhen there is no central authority to police their actions. A famed political scientists classic argument for a more cooperative worldwe assume that, in a world ruled by natural selection, selfishness pays. The average fitness of the population also declines under natural selection. The evolution of cooperation robert axelrod professor of political science and public policy, university of michigan, ann arbor. Military strategy favors the offensive, so both really want the other guy to defend while he attacks and really does not want to defend while the other guy attacks. Once fitness is calculated every aspect of relatedness is included.
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