Rubin, Hannah (2022) When it pays to punish in the evolution of honesty and cooperation. [Preprint]
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In explaining the emergence of conventions surrounding human cooperation and helping of those in need, it seems as though honest communication of need is an essential part of the story. While previous results indicate that punishment promotes cooperation, this paper will argue that the story is more complicated. Namely, whether punishment promotes cooperation depends on what you punish. Punishment of those who lie about their need for a resource may instead impede cooperation, as the attempts to deceive that arise in cooperative endeavors may be too costly to make cooperation worthwhile.
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| Additional Information: | forthcoming in Synthese | ||||||
| Keywords: | evolutionary game theory, justice, cooperation, communication | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Anthropology Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory Specific Sciences > Cultural Evolution General Issues > Ethical Issues General Issues > Game Theory |
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| Depositing User: | Dr Hannah Rubin | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 15 May 2022 03:59 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 15 May 2022 04:00 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 20594 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Anthropology Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory Specific Sciences > Cultural Evolution General Issues > Ethical Issues General Issues > Game Theory |
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| Date: | 2022 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/20594 |
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