Game Theory and the Social Contract

Playing Fair
Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-0-262-02363-4
Verlag: MIT Press

Buch, Englisch, 388 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Game Theory and the Social Contract 1

In Game Theory and the Social Contract, Ken Binmore argues that game theory provides
a systematic tool for investigating ethical matters. His reinterpretation of classical social
contract ideas within a game-theoretic framework generates new insights into the fundamental
questions of social philosophy. He clears the way for this ambitious endeavor by first focusing on
foundational issues -- paying particular attention to the failings of recent attempts to import game
-- theoretic ideas into social and political philosophy.Binmore shows how ideas drawn from the
classic expositions of Harsanyi and Rawls produce a synthesis that is consistent with the modern
theory of noncooperative games. In the process, he notes logical weaknesses in other analyses of
social cooperation and coordination, such as those offered by Rousseau, Kant, Gauthier, and Nozick.
He persuasively argues that much of the current literature elaborates a faulty analysis of an
irrelevant game.Game Theory and the Social Contract makes game-theoretic ideas more widely
accessible to those with only a limited knowledge of the field. Instructional material is woven into
the narrative, which is illustrated with many simple examples, and the mathematical content has been
reduced to a minimum.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Binmore, Ken

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Operations Research Spieltheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik

Über Autor(innen)

Binmore, Ken
Ken Binmore is Emeritus Professor at University College London. A Fellow of the
Econometric Society and the British Academy, he is the author of <I>Game
Theory and the Social Contract</I>, <I>Volume 1: Playing Fair</I>
(1994) and <I>Volume 2: Just Playing</I> (1998), and the coeditor of
<I>Frontiers of Game Theory</I> (1993), all three published by The MIT
Press.

Ken Binmore is Emeritus Professor at University College London. A Fellow of the Econometric Society and the British Academy, he is the author of Game Theory and the Social Contract, Volume 1: Playing Fair (1994) and Volume 2: Just Playing (1998), and the coeditor of Frontiers of Game Theory (1993), all three published by The MIT Press.