Game Theory and the Humanities: Bridging Two Worlds

by Steven J. Brams

Book Overview

How game theory can offer insights into literary, historical, and philosophical texts ranging from Macbeth to Supreme Court decisions.

Game theory models are ubiquitous in economics, common in political science, and increasingly used in psychology and sociology; in evolutionary biology, they offer compelling explanations for competition in nature. But game theory has been only sporadically applied to the humanities; indeed, we almost never...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262518252
• ISBN13: 9780262518253
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher