Game theory and the humanities:bridging two worlds
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MIT Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, Mass. |
Publication Dates: | c2011. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xi, 319 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780262015226 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0262015226 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | O225 |
CLC: | O225 |
Call Number: | O225/B815 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-309) and index. 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. |