Social Dynamics

By Brian Skyrms

Book Overview

Brian Skyrms presents eighteen essays which apply adaptive dynamics (of cultural evolution and individual learning) to social theory. Altruism, spite, fairness, trust, division of labor, and signaling are treated from this perspective. Correlation is seen to be of fundamental importance. Interactions with neighbors in space, on static networks, and on co-evolving dynamics networks are investigated. Spontaneous emergence of social structure and of signaling systems are examined in the context of learning dynamics.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199652821
• ISBN13: 9780199652822
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: OUP UK
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 9.0"