The Evolution of Cooperation：Revised Edition

TheEvolutionofCooperationprovidesvaluableinsightsintotheage-oldquestionofwhetherunforcedcooperationiseverpossible.Widelypraisedandmuch-discussed,thisclassicbookexploreshowcooperationcanemergeinaworldofself-seekingegoists-whethersuperpowers,businesses,orindividuals-whenthereisnocentralauthoritytopolicetheiractions.Theproblemofcooperationiscentraltomanydifferentfields.RobertAxelrodrecountsthefamouscomputertournamentsinwhichthecooperativeprogramTitforTatrecordeditsstunningvictories,explainsitsapplicationtoabroadspectrumofsubjects,andsuggestshowreaderscanbothapplycooperativeprinciplestotheirownlivesandteachcooperativeprinciplestoothers.