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Evolution and Rationality - Decisions, Co-operation and Strategic Behaviour (Paperback)
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Evolution and Rationality - Decisions, Co-operation and Strategic Behaviour (Paperback)
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This volume explores from multiple perspectives the subtle and
interesting relationship between the theory of rational choice and
Darwinian evolution. In rational choice theory, agents are assumed
to make choices that maximize their utility; in evolution, natural
selection 'chooses' between phenotypes according to the criterion
of fitness maximization. So there is a parallel between utility in
rational choice theory and fitness in Darwinian theory. This
conceptual link between fitness and utility is mirrored by the
interesting parallels between formal models of evolution and
rational choice. The essays in this volume, by leading
philosophers, economists, biologists and psychologists, explore the
connection between evolution and rational choice in a number of
different contexts, including choice under uncertainty, strategic
decision making and pro-social behaviour. They will be of interest
to students and researchers in philosophy of science, evolutionary
biology, economics and psychology.
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