Jane Austen, Game Theorist: Updated Edition
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| Management number | 232066237 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$6.20 | Model Number | 232066237 | ||
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How the works of Jane Austen show that game theory is present in all human behaviorGame theory—the study of how people make choices while interacting with others—is one of the most popular technical approaches in social science today. But as Michael Chwe reveals in his insightful new book, Jane Austen explored game theory's core ideas in her six novels roughly two hundred years ago—over a century before its mathematical development during the Cold War. Jane Austen, Game Theorist shows how this beloved writer theorized choice and preferences, prized strategic thinking, and analyzed why superiors are often strategically clueless about inferiors. Exploring a diverse range of literature and folktales, this book illustrates the wide relevance of game theory and how, fundamentally, we are all strategic thinkers. Read more
| ASIN | B00IA9QS2M |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| ISBN13 | 978-1400851331 |
| Edition | Revised |
| Language | English |
| File size | 2.8 MB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 283 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Publication date | March 23, 2014 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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