How We Cooperate: A Theory of Kantian Optimization

by John E. Roemer

A new theory of how and why we cooperate, drawing from economics, political theory, and philosophy to challenge the conventional wisdom of game theory

Game theory explains competitive behavior by working from the premise that people are self-interested. People don't just compete, however; they also cooperate. John Roemer argues that attempts by orthodox game theorists to account for cooperation leave much to be desired. Unlike competing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300233337
• ISBN13: 9780300233339
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"