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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452847803321

Autore

Patokos Tassos <1976-, >

Titolo

Internal game theory / / Tassos Patokos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-54722-5

1-299-48089-6

1-135-93329-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in game theory ; ; 5

Disciplina

153.8/3015193

Soggetti

Game theory - Psychological aspects

Internalization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Overview -- Internal behaviour -- The partitioned self -- A critical overview of game theory -- The importance of intrapersonal beliefs: psychological game theory and internal games -- Internal games and historical time -- Internal game theory: an assessment.

Sommario/riassunto

Traditional game theory requires at least two individuals. This book extends game theory to the inner workings of a single person.Using game theory to analyse single individuals makes sense if one thinks of individuals as consisting of two or more relatively autonomous partitions that might have conflicting motives. This is not to say that individuals are literally made up from multiple selves; it only suffices that we adopt a portrayal of the individual as a multilayered entity or of a dual nature, in a manner similar to Adam Smith's depiction of an ""impartial spectator"" ex