Re: [FRIAM] gintis's Game Theory Evolving

2006-08-10 Thread Eric Smith
Nick, hi, I think a lot of people agree with your take on a very heavy emphasis on a somewhat narrow view of game theory. Though it is not without its difficulties, a book I have found valuable is Martin Shubik's Game Theory in the Social Sciences. This is written more from the perspective of

Re: [FRIAM] gintis's Game Theory Evolving

2006-08-10 Thread Jochen Fromm
It seems to be a compilation of dozens and dozens of games with groovy names and silly stories. Is this what game theory IS when one gets close to it? ..the game I have spent most time thinking about ... Tragedy of the Commons type games lke PD games.are actually a narrow category of

[FRIAM] gintis's Game Theory Evolving

2006-08-09 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Hi, Has anybody any thoughts to share about Gintis's new book? I have like some of Gintis's work as presented at conferences. But I am struggling with this book because, despite an aura of userfriendliness, the book seems to leave huge steps out. It seems to be a compilation of dozens and