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The ultrasocial origin of the Anthropocene
Gowdy, John; Krall, Lisi - In: Ecological Economics 95 (2013) C, pp. 137-147
The current geological epoch has been dubbed the Anthropocene—the age of humans. We argue that the roots of the Anthropocene lie in the agricultural revolution that began some 8000years ago. Unique human psychological and cultural characteristics were present in our distant hunter–gatherer...
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A naturalistic theory of economic organization
Stoelhorst, J.W.; Richerson, Peter J. - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 90 (2013) S, pp. 45-45
organization. Modern firms sustain large scale cooperation by applying cultural ‘work-arounds’ to tribal instincts that evolved …
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Comment on Homo Moralis: when assortativity evolves
Newton, Jonathan - School of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences - 2014
assortativity is subject to evolution, the main result of of Alger and Weibull (2013) on the evolution of stable otherregarding …
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Evolution of vulnerability to pain in interpersonal relations as a strategic trait aiding cooperation
Rtischev, Dimitry - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 21 (2011) 5, pp. 757-782
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Evolution of vulnerability to pain in interpersonal relations as a strategic trait aiding cooperation
Rtischev, Dimitry - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
fosters cooperation. We study a population comprised of "thick-skinned" and "thin-skinned" agents by using an indirect … evolution model that combines rational choice in strategic interactions with evolutionary selection across generations. We find … ways in which rationality hinders the evolution of the relatively vulnerable and peaceful type of agent. …
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Adaptationist punishment in humans
Kurzban, Robert; DeScioli, Peter - In: Journal of Bioeconomics 15 (2013) 3, pp. 269-279
Immanuel Kant, Adam Smith, Charles Darwin, George Williams, and Stephen J. Gould, among others, have pointed out that observing that a certain behavior causes a certain effect does not itself license the inference that the effect was the result of intent or design to bring about that effect....
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Tag-Mediated Altruism is Contingent on How Cheaters Are Defined
Shutters, Shade T.; Hales, David - In: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 16 (2013) 1, pp. 4-4
central question in several disciplines. Tag systems are a class of models demonstrating the evolution of cooperation between …Cooperation is essential for complex biological and social systems and explaining its evolutionary origins remains a …
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Crime, Punishment, and Evolution in an Adversarial Game
McBride, Michael; Kendall, Ryan; Short, Martin B.; … - Department of Economics, University of California-Irvine - 2012
coordination game. We provide policy implications and lessons learned about the evolution of cooperation more generally. …
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The Formation and Long-run Stability of Cooperative Groups in a Social Dilemma Situation
Maruta, Toshimasa; Okada, Akira - Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University - 2014
applied to a group formation game where voluntary participants negotiate to create an institution that enforces cooperation …
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EVOLUTION AND THE COMPLEXITY OF FINITE AUTOMATA
KILANI, MOEZ - In: International Game Theory Review (IGTR) 09 (2007) 04, pp. 731-743
cooperation is the result of a (complex) long interaction. …
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