Cooperation - A Philosophical Study (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2000)

In Cooperation, A Philosophical Study, Tuomela offers the first comprehensive philosophical theory of cooperation. He builds on such notions a collective and joint goals, mutual beliefs, collective commitments, acting together and acting collectively. The book analyzes the varieties of cooperation, making use of the crucial distinction between group-mode and individual-mode cooperation. The former is based on collective goals and collective commitments, the latter on private goals and commitments. The book discusses the attitudes and the kinds of practical reasoning that cooperation requires and investigate some of the conditions under which cooperation is likely, rationally, to occur. It also shows some of the drawbacks of the standard game-theoretical treatments of cooperation and presents a survey of cooperation research in neighbouring fields. Readership: Essential reading for researchers and graduate students in philosophy. Also of interest to researchers int he social sciences and AI.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Philosophical Studies Series, 82
Release date:	October 2010
First published:	2000
Authors:	R Tuomela
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	436
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2000
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-5411-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > The self, ego, identity, personality Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Operational research Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Artificial intelligence > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
LSN:	90-481-5411-1
Barcode:	9789048154111

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