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200 10$aExplaining altruism $ea simulation-based approach and its limits /$fEckhart Arnold
210   $aFrankfurt $cOntos Verlag$d2008
215   $a1 online resource (315 p.)
225 0 $aPractical Philosophy ;$v11
225  0$aPractical philosophy ;$vBd. 11
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a3-11-032730-9 
311   $a1-299-72371-3 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tChapter 1: Introduction -- $tChapter 2: The riddle of altruism -- $tChapter 3: The generalized theory of evolution as theoretical framework -- $tChapter 4: Modeling the evolution of altruism -- $tChapter 5: Empirical research on the evolution of altruism -- $tChapter 6: Learning from failure -- $tChapter 7: Summary and final reflections -- $tChapter 8: Appendices -- $t Backmatter
330   $aEmploying computer simulations for the study of the evolution of altruism has been popular since Axelrod's book ?The Evolution of Cooperation?. But have the myriads of simulation studies that followed in Axelrod's footsteps really increased our knowledge about the evolution of altruism or cooperation? This book examines in detail the working mechanisms of simulation based evolutionary explanations of altruism. It shows that the ?theoretical insights? that can be derived from simulation studies are often quite arbitrary and of little use for the empirical research. In the final chapter of the book, therefore, a set of epistemological requirements for computer simulations is proposed and recommendations for the proper research design of simulation studies are made.
410  0$aPractical Philosophy
606   $aAltruism$xComputer simulation
606   $aCooperativeness$xComputer simulation
615  0$aAltruism$xComputer simulation.
615  0$aCooperativeness$xComputer simulation.
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