Northcott, Robert and Alexandrova, Anna (2015) Prisoner's Dilemma doesn't explain much. The Prisoner's Dilemma. pp. 64-84.
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We make the case that the Prisoner’s Dilemma, notwithstanding its fame and the quantity of intellectual resources devoted to it, has largely failed to explain any phenomena of social scientific or biological interest. In the heart of the paper we examine in detail a famous purported example of Prisoner’s Dilemma empirical success, namely Axelrod’s analysis of WWI trench warfare, and argue that this success is greatly overstated. Further, we explain why this negative verdict is likely true generally and not just in our case study. We also address some possible defenses of the Prisoner’s Dilemma.
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Keywords: | Prisoner's Dilemma; explanation; Axelrod; World War One; game theory | |||||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory General Issues > Decision Theory Specific Sciences > Economics General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Models and Idealization Specific Sciences > Sociology |
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Depositing User: | Dr Robert Northcott | |||||||||
Date Deposited: | 29 Nov 2018 17:04 | |||||||||
Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2018 17:04 | |||||||||
Item ID: | 15389 | |||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | The Prisoner's Dilemma | |||||||||
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | |||||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory General Issues > Decision Theory Specific Sciences > Economics General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Models and Idealization Specific Sciences > Sociology |
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Date: | 2015 | |||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 64-84 | |||||||||
URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15389 |
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