Product Description: The Prisoner's Dilemma is one of the most fiercely debated thought experiments in philosophy and the social sciences, presenting the simple insight that when two or more agents interact, the actions that most benefit each individual may not benefit the group...read more

Examines the conditions necessary for cooperation in social interactions and discusses the role of cooperation in winning a strategy game tournament

Product Description: This book confronts a major institution of recent decades - neo-liberalism and its exaggerated pro-market views. It examines two of its Game Theory models: The Prisoner's Dilemma and The Tragedy of the Commons. Both are shown to be basically unstable; they may change into several quite distinct games at any phase...read more

Product Description: Whether wittingly or unwittingly, scholars of international relations have peppered the field with a wide range of metaphors that serve as vehicles for theorizing about world affairs. Yet as pervasive as metaphors are in international relations theory, theorists’ efforts to employ metaphorical imagery to suggest new ways of thinking have been haphazard and sporadic...read more