This book lays out foundations for a "science of morals." Binmore uses game theory as a systematic tool for investigating ethical matters. He reinterprets classical social contract ideas within a game-theory framework and generates new insights into the fundamental questions of social philosophy. In contrast to the previous writing in moral philosophy that relied on vague notion such as " societal well-being" and "moral duty," Binmore begins with individuals; rational decision-makers with the ability to empathize with one another. Any social arrangement that prescribes them to act against...
This book lays out foundations for a "science of morals." Binmore uses game theory as a systematic tool for investigating ethical matters. He reinterp...
This second edition of a text for a course on calculus of functions of several variables begins with basics of matrices and vectors and a chapter recalling the important points of the theory in one dimension. It then introduces partial derivatives via functions of two variables and then extends the discussion to more than two variables. This pattern is repeated throughout the book, with two variables being used as a springboard for the more general case. The book distinguishes itself from the competition with its introduction of elementary difference equations, including the use of the...
This second edition of a text for a course on calculus of functions of several variables begins with basics of matrices and vectors and a chapter reca...
It is widely held that Bayesian decision theory is the final word on how a rational person should make decisions. However, Leonard Savage--the inventor of Bayesian decision theory--argued that it would be ridiculous to use his theory outside the kind of small world in which it is always possible to "look before you leap." If taken seriously, this view makes Bayesian decision theory inappropriate for the large worlds of scientific discovery and macroeconomic enterprise. When is it correct to use Bayesian decision theory--and when does it need to be modified? Using a minimum of mathematics,...
It is widely held that Bayesian decision theory is the final word on how a rational person should make decisions. However, Leonard Savage--the inve...
This volume explores from multiple perspectives the subtle and interesting relationship between the theory of rational choice and Darwinian evolution. In rational choice theory, agents are assumed to make choices that maximize their utility; in evolution, natural selection 'chooses' between phenotypes according to the criterion of fitness maximization. So there is a parallel between utility in rational choice theory and fitness in Darwinian theory. This conceptual link between fitness and utility is mirrored by the interesting parallels between formal models of evolution and rational choice....
This volume explores from multiple perspectives the subtle and interesting relationship between the theory of rational choice and Darwinian evolution....
Kniha nabízí stručný přehled teorie her, nového vědního oboru, který již dosáhl řady důležitých výsledků na poli evoluční biologie a ekonomie a začíná přinášet revoluční objevy v mnoha dalších oborech, jako jsou například psychologie a politické vědy. Ken Binmore, matematik a odborník na teorii her, svůj obor představuje způsobem, který čtenáře zaujme a doslova vtáhne do děje. A přestože jeho výklad obsahuje jen minimální množství matematických pojmů, zdaleka nezůstává jen na povrchu, naopak ukazuje, kde všude lze teorii her úspěšně...
Kniha nabízí stručný přehled teorie her, nového vědního oboru, který již dosáhl řady důležitých výsledků na poli evoluční biologie ...
