Description
How the works of Jane Austen show that game theory is present in all human behavior
Game 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.Author: Michael Suk-Young Chwe
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 03/23/2014
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.14w x 0.71d
ISBN13: 9780691162447
ISBN10: 0691162441
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | History & Theory | General
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Mathematics | Game Theory
About the Author
Michael Suk-Young Chwe is professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of Rational Ritual: Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge (Princeton).