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Autore: | Brams Steven J. |
Titolo: | Game theory and the humanities : bridging two worlds / / Steven J. Brams |
Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (334 p.) |
Disciplina: | 300.1/51932 |
Soggetto topico: | Game theory |
Humanities - Mathematical models | |
Soggetto non controllato: | ECONOMICS/Game Theory |
HUMANITIES/Literature & Criticism | |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Game theory and literature: an overview -- The bible: sacrifice and unrequited love -- Theology: is it rational to believe in God? -- Philosophy: paradoxes of fair division -- Political philosophy: how democracy resolves conflict in difficult games -- Law: supreme court challenges and jury selection -- Plays: modeling frustration and anger -- History: magnanimity after wars -- Incomplete information in literature and history -- Catch-22s in literature and history. |
Sommario/riassunto: | The author shows how game theory can illuminate the rational choices made by characters in texts ranging from the Bible to Joseph Heller's 'Catch-22' and can explicate strategic questions in law, history, and philosophy. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Game theory and the humanities |
ISBN: | 1-283-02018-1 |
9786613020185 | |
0-262-29593-8 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910816624603321 |
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