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Bounds of reason : game theory and the unification of the behavioral sciences / Herbert Gintis.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.Edition: Rev. edDescription: xvii, 265 p. : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780691160849 (paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 519.3 23 G493
Contents:
1. Decision theory and human behavior -- 2. Game theory: basic concepts -- 3. Game theory and human behavior -- 4. Rationalizability and common knowledge of rationality -- 5. Extensive form rationalizability -- 6. The logical antinomies of knowledge -- 7. The mixing problem: purification and conjectures -- 8. Bayesian rationality and social epistemology -- 9. Common knowledge and Nash equilibrium -- 10. The analytics of human sociality -- 11. The unification of the behavioral sciences-- 12. Summary-- 13. Table of symbols-- References-- Subject index-- Author index.
Summary: Game theory cannot fully explain human behaviour and should instead complement other key concepts championed by the behavioral disciplines. Gintis shows that just as game theory without broader social theory is merely technical bravado, so social theory without game theory is a handicapped enterprise.
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Books ISI Library, Kolkata 519.3 G493 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 136042
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Decision theory and human behavior --
2. Game theory: basic concepts --
3. Game theory and human behavior --
4. Rationalizability and common knowledge of rationality --
5. Extensive form rationalizability --
6. The logical antinomies of knowledge --
7. The mixing problem: purification and conjectures --
8. Bayesian rationality and social epistemology --
9. Common knowledge and Nash equilibrium --
10. The analytics of human sociality --
11. The unification of the behavioral sciences--
12. Summary--
13. Table of symbols--
References--
Subject index--
Author index.

Game theory cannot fully explain human behaviour and should instead complement other key concepts championed by the behavioral disciplines. Gintis shows that just as game theory without broader social theory is merely technical bravado, so social theory without game theory is a handicapped enterprise.

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