You didn't understand the concept. The eponymous example is not the only situation for which it applies. It is about a payoff structure that puts an individual strategy into conflict with a collective strategy. That is far broader than one illustration used to explain the concept to laypersons. Forget the prisoners. It is about everyday dilemmas (although not all of those are of this type). Read on to the work of Axelrod, Rapoport, and others, such as Axelrod's /The Evolution of Cooperation/. This is a vast subject. Don't expect to grasp it quickly.
On 10/13/2009 12:30 AM, Sasan wrote: > This scenario requires (among other things) that: > > A) The individuals are held captive and not allowed to communicate. > B) The individuals are threatened by their captors to betray each other or > face longer periods of captivity. > -- Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------- Constitution Society 2900 W Anderson Ln C-200-322, Austin, TX 78757 512/299-5001 www.constitution.org [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------
