Explaining altruism : a simulation-based approach and its limits

Explaining altruism : a simulation-based approach and its limits / Eckhart Arnold.

Employing computer simulations for the study of the evolution of altruism has been popular since Axelrod's book "The Evolution of Cooperation". But have the myriads of simulation studies that followed in Axelrod's footsteps really increased our knowledge about the evolution of al...

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Main Author: Arnold, Eckhart
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Frankfurt : Ontos Verlag, 2008.
Series:Practical philosophy ; Bd. 11.
Subjects:
Altruism > Computer simulation.
Cooperativeness > Computer simulation.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Employing computer simulations for the study of the evolution of altruism has been popular since Axelrod's book "The Evolution of Cooperation". But have the myriads of simulation studies that followed in Axelrod's footsteps really increased our knowledge about the evolution of altruism or cooperation? This book examines in detail the working mechanisms of simulation based evolutionary explanations of altruism. It shows that the "theoretical insights" that can be derived from simulation studies are often quite arbitrary and of little use for the empirical research.
Physical Description:1 online resource (310 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110327571
3110327570
3868380078
9783868380071
3110327309
9783110327304

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