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
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
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