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1、GAMETHEORYGametheoryisrapidlybecomingestablishedasoneofthecornerstonesofthesocialsciences.Nolongerconfinedtoeconomicsitisspreadingfastacrosseachofthedisciplines,accompaniedbyclaimsthatitrepresentsanopportunitytounifythesocialsciencesbyprovidingafoundationforarationaltheoryofsociety.Thisbook
2、isforthosewhoareintriguedbutbaffledbytheseclaims.Itscrutinisesthemfromtheperspectiveofthesocialtheoristwithoutgettinglostinthetechnicalcomplexityofmostintroductorytexts.Requiringnomorethanbasicarithmetic,itprovidesacarefulandaccessibleintroductiontothebasicpillarsofgametheory.Theintroductio
3、ntracestheintellectualoriginsofGameTheoryandexplainsitsphilosophicalpremises.Thenexttwochaptersofferacarefulexpositionofthemajoranalyticalresultsofgametheory.Whilstneverlosingsightofhowpowerfulananalyticaltoolgametheoryis,thebookalsopointsouttheintellectuallimitations(aswellasthephilosophic
4、alandpoliticalimplications)oftheassumptionsitdependson.Chapter4turnstothetheoryofbargaining,andconcludesbyasking:WhatdoesgametheoryaddtotheSocialContracttradition?Chapter5explainstheanalyticalsignificanceofthefamous‘prisoners’dilemma’,whileChapter6examineshowrepetitionofsuchgamescanleadtopa
5、rticulartheoriesoftheState.Chapter7examinestherecentattempttoovercometheoreticaldead-endsusingevolutionaryapproaches,whichleadstosomeinterestingideasaboutsocialstructures,historyandmorality.Finally,Chapter8reportsonlaboratoryexperimentsinwhichpeopleplayedthegamesoutlinedinearlierchapters.Th
6、ebookoffersapenetratingaccountofgametheory,coveringthemaintopicsindepth.Howeverbyconsideringthedebatesinandaroundthetheoryitalsoestablishesitsconnectionwithtraditionalsocialtheories.ShaunP.HargreavesHeapisDeanoftheSchoolofEconomicandSocialStudies,andSeniorLecturerinEconomicsattheUniversityo
7、fEastAnglia.HispreviousbooksincludeTheNewKeynesianMacroeconomics(1992).YanisVaroufakisisSeniorLecturerinEconomicsattheUniversityofSydney.HispreviousbooksincludeRationalConflict(1991).GAMETHEORYACriticalIntroductionShaunP.HargreavesHeapandYanisVaroufakisL
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