Feiten, Tim Elmo (2023) The Map/Territory Relationship in Game-Theoretic Modeling of Cultural Evolution. [Preprint]

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Abstract

The cultural red king effect occurs when discriminatory bargaining practices emerge because of a disparity in learning speed between members of a minority and a majority. This effect has been shown to occur in some Nash Demand Game models and has been proposed as a tool for shedding light on the origins of sexist and racist discrimination in academic collaborations. This paper argues that none of the three main strategies used in the literature to support the epistemic value of these models—structural similarity, empirical confirmation, and how-possibly explanations—provides strong support for this modeling practice in its present form.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Feiten, Tim Elmo 0000-0002-8635-2335
Keywords:	game theory, cultural evolution, scientific modeling, how-possibly explanation,
Subjects:	General Issues > Computer Simulation Specific Sciences > Cultural Evolution General Issues > Game Theory General Issues > Models and Idealization
Depositing User:	Tim Elmo Feiten
Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2023 15:58
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2023 15:58
Item ID:	21910
Subjects:	General Issues > Computer Simulation Specific Sciences > Cultural Evolution General Issues > Game Theory General Issues > Models and Idealization
Date:	2023
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21910

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