The Bounds of Reason: Game Theory and the Unification of the Behavioral Sciences

Herbert Gintis

in Economics Books from Princeton University Press

Abstract: Game theory is central to understanding human behavior and relevant to all of the behavioral sciences—from biology and economics, to anthropology and political science. However, as The Bounds of Reason demonstrates, game theory alone cannot fully explain human behavior and should instead complement other key concepts championed by the behavioral disciplines. Herbert Gintis shows that just as game theory without broader social theory is merely technical bravado, so social theory without game theory is a handicapped enterprise. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. Reinvigorating game theory, The Bounds of Reason offers innovative thinking for the behavioral sciences.

Keywords: game theory; game; theory; behavior; biology; economics; anthropology; political science; politics; social; sociology; behavioral; sciences; behavioral science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
Edition: 1
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