Author: Gabriel Frahm
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110596105
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
"This book is refreshing, innovative and important for several reasons. Perhaps most importantly, it attempts to reconcile game theory with one-person decision theory by viewing a game as a collection of one-person decision problems. As natural as this approach may seem, it is hard to find game theory books that really implement this view. This book is a wonderful exception, in which the transition between decision theory and game theory is both smooth and natural. It shows that decision theory and game theory can go—and, in fact, must go—hand in hand. The careful exposition, the many illustrative examples, the critical assessment of traditional game theory concepts, and the enlightening comparison with the subjectivistic approach advocated in this book, make it a pleasure to read and a must have for anyone interested in the foundations of decision theory and game theory." Andrés Perea (Maastricht University) "Gabriel Frahm's relatively nontechnical book is a bold synthesis of decision theory and game theory from a Bayesian or subjectivist perspective. It distinguishes between decisions, or one-person games, and games with two or more players, but Frahm argues that this distinction is not always necessary—the two kinds of games can be analyzed within a common theoretical framework. He models the dynamics of choice in several different settings (e.g., information may be complete or incomplete as well as perfect or imperfect), including one in which players look ahead and make farsighted calculations on which they base their choices. His book contains many provocative examples that illustrate the advantages of a unified theory of rational decision-making." Steven J. Brams (New York University)
Rational Choice and Strategic Conflict
Author: Gabriel Frahm
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110596105
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
"This book is refreshing, innovative and important for several reasons. Perhaps most importantly, it attempts to reconcile game theory with one-person decision theory by viewing a game as a collection of one-person decision problems. As natural as this approach may seem, it is hard to find game theory books that really implement this view. This book is a wonderful exception, in which the transition between decision theory and game theory is both smooth and natural. It shows that decision theory and game theory can go—and, in fact, must go—hand in hand. The careful exposition, the many illustrative examples, the critical assessment of traditional game theory concepts, and the enlightening comparison with the subjectivistic approach advocated in this book, make it a pleasure to read and a must have for anyone interested in the foundations of decision theory and game theory." Andrés Perea (Maastricht University) "Gabriel Frahm's relatively nontechnical book is a bold synthesis of decision theory and game theory from a Bayesian or subjectivist perspective. It distinguishes between decisions, or one-person games, and games with two or more players, but Frahm argues that this distinction is not always necessary—the two kinds of games can be analyzed within a common theoretical framework. He models the dynamics of choice in several different settings (e.g., information may be complete or incomplete as well as perfect or imperfect), including one in which players look ahead and make farsighted calculations on which they base their choices. His book contains many provocative examples that illustrate the advantages of a unified theory of rational decision-making." Steven J. Brams (New York University)
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110596105
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
"This book is refreshing, innovative and important for several reasons. Perhaps most importantly, it attempts to reconcile game theory with one-person decision theory by viewing a game as a collection of one-person decision problems. As natural as this approach may seem, it is hard to find game theory books that really implement this view. This book is a wonderful exception, in which the transition between decision theory and game theory is both smooth and natural. It shows that decision theory and game theory can go—and, in fact, must go—hand in hand. The careful exposition, the many illustrative examples, the critical assessment of traditional game theory concepts, and the enlightening comparison with the subjectivistic approach advocated in this book, make it a pleasure to read and a must have for anyone interested in the foundations of decision theory and game theory." Andrés Perea (Maastricht University) "Gabriel Frahm's relatively nontechnical book is a bold synthesis of decision theory and game theory from a Bayesian or subjectivist perspective. It distinguishes between decisions, or one-person games, and games with two or more players, but Frahm argues that this distinction is not always necessary—the two kinds of games can be analyzed within a common theoretical framework. He models the dynamics of choice in several different settings (e.g., information may be complete or incomplete as well as perfect or imperfect), including one in which players look ahead and make farsighted calculations on which they base their choices. His book contains many provocative examples that illustrate the advantages of a unified theory of rational decision-making." Steven J. Brams (New York University)
The Strategy of Conflict
Author: Thomas C. Schelling
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674840317
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Analyzes the nature of international disagreements and conflict resolution in terms of game theory and non-zero-sum games.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674840317
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Analyzes the nature of international disagreements and conflict resolution in terms of game theory and non-zero-sum games.
The Political Economy of Predation
Author: Mehrdad Vahabi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107133971
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
This book analyses conflict theory through one type of conflict in particular: manhunting, or predation.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107133971
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
This book analyses conflict theory through one type of conflict in particular: manhunting, or predation.
Game Theory as a Theory of Conflict Resolution
Author: Anatol Rapoport
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401021619
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Game theory could be formally defined as a theory of rational decision in conflict situations. Models of such situations, as they are conceived in game theory, involve (1) a set of decision makers, called players; (2) a set of strategies available to each player; (3) a set of outcomes, each of which is a result of particular choices of strategies made by the players on a given play of the game; and (4) a set of payoffs accorded to each player in each of the possible outcomes. It is assumed that each player is 'individually rational', in the sense that his preference ordering of the outcomes is determined by the order of magnitudes of his (and only his) associated payoffs. Further, a player is rational in the sense that he assumes that every other player is rational in the above sense. The rational player utilizes knowledge of the other players' payoffs in guiding his choice of strategy, because it gives him information about how the other players' choices are guided. Since, in general, the orders of magnitude of the payoffs that accrue to the several players in the several outcomes do not coincide, a game of strategy is a model of a situation involving conflicts of interests.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401021619
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Game theory could be formally defined as a theory of rational decision in conflict situations. Models of such situations, as they are conceived in game theory, involve (1) a set of decision makers, called players; (2) a set of strategies available to each player; (3) a set of outcomes, each of which is a result of particular choices of strategies made by the players on a given play of the game; and (4) a set of payoffs accorded to each player in each of the possible outcomes. It is assumed that each player is 'individually rational', in the sense that his preference ordering of the outcomes is determined by the order of magnitudes of his (and only his) associated payoffs. Further, a player is rational in the sense that he assumes that every other player is rational in the above sense. The rational player utilizes knowledge of the other players' payoffs in guiding his choice of strategy, because it gives him information about how the other players' choices are guided. Since, in general, the orders of magnitude of the payoffs that accrue to the several players in the several outcomes do not coincide, a game of strategy is a model of a situation involving conflicts of interests.
Rationality and the Analysis of International Conflict
Author: Michael Nicholson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521398107
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This book covers the problems of rational decision-making in conflict situations.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521398107
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This book covers the problems of rational decision-making in conflict situations.
Rational Choice
Author: Jon Elster
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814721699
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This series brings together a carefully edited selection of the most influential and enduring articles on central topics in social and political theory. Each volume contains ten to twelve articles and an introductory essay by the editor.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814721699
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This series brings together a carefully edited selection of the most influential and enduring articles on central topics in social and political theory. Each volume contains ten to twelve articles and an introductory essay by the editor.
The Strategy of Conflict
Author: Thomas C. Schelling
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674251865
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
A series of closely interrelated essays on game theory, this book deals with an area in which progress has been least satisfactory—the situations where there is a common interest as well as conflict between adversaries: negotiations, war and threats of war, criminal deterrence, extortion, tacit bargaining. It proposes enlightening similarities between, for instance, maneuvering in limited war and in a traffic jam; deterring the Russians and one’s own children; the modern strategy of terror and the ancient institution of hostages.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674251865
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
A series of closely interrelated essays on game theory, this book deals with an area in which progress has been least satisfactory—the situations where there is a common interest as well as conflict between adversaries: negotiations, war and threats of war, criminal deterrence, extortion, tacit bargaining. It proposes enlightening similarities between, for instance, maneuvering in limited war and in a traffic jam; deterring the Russians and one’s own children; the modern strategy of terror and the ancient institution of hostages.
Decisionmaking on War and Peace
Author: Nehemia Geva
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN: 9781555877217
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Reviewing, comparing, and contrasting models of foreign policy, this volume focuses on the cognitive vs rational debate about decisionmaking on war and peace. It provides alternative models of foreign policy choice and identifies when one strategy is more appropriate than another.
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN: 9781555877217
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Reviewing, comparing, and contrasting models of foreign policy, this volume focuses on the cognitive vs rational debate about decisionmaking on war and peace. It provides alternative models of foreign policy choice and identifies when one strategy is more appropriate than another.
Institutions and Social Conflict
Author: Jack Knight
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521421898
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A thorough critique of theories of institutional change followed by the development of a new theory emphasising the role of distributional conflict in the emergence of social institutions.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521421898
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A thorough critique of theories of institutional change followed by the development of a new theory emphasising the role of distributional conflict in the emergence of social institutions.
Ethnic Conflict and Rational Choice
Author: Ashutosh Varshney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnicity
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnicity
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description