The Evolution of Cooperation
1984 book by Robert Axelrod / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Evolution of Cooperation is a 1984 book written by political scientist Robert Axelrod[1] that expands upon a paper of the same name written by Axelrod and evolutionary biologist W.D. Hamilton.[2] The article's summary addresses the issue in terms of "cooperation in organisms, whether bacteria or primates".[2]
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Author | Robert Axelrod |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Philosophy, sociology |
Publisher | Basic Books |
Publication date | April 1984 |
Media type | Hardback, paperback, audiobook |
Pages | 241 |
ISBN | 0-465-00564-0 |
OCLC | 76963800 |
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LC Class | HM131.A89 1984 |
The book details a theory on the emergence of cooperation between individuals, drawing from game theory and evolutionary biology. Since 2006, reprints of the book have included a foreword by Richard Dawkins and have been marketed as a revised edition.
The book provides an investigation into how cooperation can emerge and persist as explained by the application of game theory.[3] The book provides a detailed explanation of the evolution of cooperation, beyond traditional game theory. Academic literature regarding forms of cooperation that are not easily explained in traditional game theory, especially when considering evolutionary biology, largely took its modern form as a result of Axelrod's and Hamilton's influential 1981 paper[2] and the subsequent book.