03141nam 2200649 a 450 991077973580332120230721010906.03-11-032757-010.1515/9783110327571(CKB)2550000001097088(EBL)1195383(OCoLC)851970735(SSID)ssj0000801337(PQKBManifestationID)11427426(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000801337(PQKBWorkID)10793879(PQKB)11270487(MiAaPQ)EBC1195383(DE-B1597)211684(OCoLC)1013957379(OCoLC)853261369(DE-B1597)9783110327571(Au-PeEL)EBL1195383(CaPaEBR)ebr10728674(CaONFJC)MIL503622(EXLCZ)99255000000109708820130717d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrExplaining altruism[electronic resource] a simulation-based approach and its limits /Eckhart ArnoldFrankfurt Ontos Verlag20081 online resource (315 p.)Practical Philosophy ;11Practical philosophy ;Bd. 11Description based upon print version of record.3-11-032730-9 1-299-72371-3 Includes bibliographical references and index. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The riddle of altruism -- Chapter 3: The generalized theory of evolution as theoretical framework -- Chapter 4: Modeling the evolution of altruism -- Chapter 5: Empirical research on the evolution of altruism -- Chapter 6: Learning from failure -- Chapter 7: Summary and final reflections -- Chapter 8: Appendices -- BackmatterEmploying computer simulations for the study of the evolution of altruism has been popular since Axelrod's book „The Evolution of Cooperation“. But have the myriads of simulation studies that followed in Axelrod's footsteps really increased our knowledge about the evolution of altruism or cooperation? This book examines in detail the working mechanisms of simulation based evolutionary explanations of altruism. It shows that the „theoretical insights“ that can be derived from simulation studies are often quite arbitrary and of little use for the empirical research. In the final chapter of the book, therefore, a set of epistemological requirements for computer simulations is proposed and recommendations for the proper research design of simulation studies are made.Practical PhilosophyAltruismComputer simulationCooperativenessComputer simulationAltruismComputer simulation.CooperativenessComputer simulation.171.8Arnold Eckhart1499420MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779735803321Explaining altruism3725455UNINA