The Evolution of Cooperation provides valuable insights into the age-old question of whether unforced cooperation is ever possible. Widely praised and much-discussed, this classic book explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists-whether superpowers, businesses, or individuals-when there is no central authority to police their actions. The problem of cooperation is central to many different fields. Robert Axelrod recounts the famous computer tournaments in which the cooperative" program Tit for Tat recorded its stunning victories, explains its application to a broad spectrum of subjects, and suggests how readers can both apply cooperative principles to their own lives and teach cooperative principles to others.
- ISBN10 0786734884
- ISBN13 9780786734887
- Publish Date 29 April 2009 (first published 5 December 2006)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Basic Books
- Format eBook
- Pages 256
- Language English