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The Evolution of Cooperation

Name: The Evolution of Cooperation
Author: Robert Axelrod
ISBN: 9780465021215

by Robert Axelrod

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Overview

This widely praised and much-discussed 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 book that explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking egotists, when there is no central authority to police their actions.

About the Author, Robert Axelrod

Robert Axelrod is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Michigan. A MacArthur Prize Fellow, he is a leading expert on game theory, artificial intelligence, evolutionary biology, mathematical modeling, and complexity theory. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.