Explaining Altruism: A Simulation-Based Approach and its Limits: 11 (Practical Philosophy, 11) - Tapa dura

Arnold, Eckhart

 
9783110327304: Explaining Altruism: A Simulation-Based Approach and its Limits: 11 (Practical Philosophy, 11)
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ISBN 10: 3110327309 ISBN 13: 9783110327304
Editorial: De Gruyter, 2014

Sinopsis

Employing computer simulations for the study of the evolution of altruism has been popular since Axelrod's book „The Evolution of Cooperation“. But have the myriads of simulation studies that followed in Axelrod's footsteps really increased our knowledge about the evolution of altruism or cooperation?

This book examines in detail the working mechanisms of simulation based evolutionary explanations of altruism. It shows that the „theoretical insights“ that can be derived from simulation studies are often quite arbitrary and of little use for the empirical research. In the final chapter of the book, therefore, a set of epistemological requirements for computer simulations is proposed and recommendations for the proper research design of simulation studies are made.

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Reseña del editor

The aim of the series is to publish high-quality studies in English or German that deal with topics in practical philosophy from a broadly analytic perspective. These include questions in meta-ethics, normative ethics and `applied' ethics, as well as in political philosophy, philosophy of law and the philosophy of action.

Reseña del editor

Employing computer simulations for the study of the evolution of altruism has been popular since Axelrod's book "The Evolution of Cooperation". But have the myriads of simulation studies that followed in Axelrod's footsteps really increased our knowledge about the evolution of altruism or cooperation? This book examines in detail the working mechanisms of simulation based evolutionary explanations of altruism. It shows that the "theoretical insights" that can be derived from simulation studies are often quite arbitrary and of little use for the empirical research. In the final chapter of the book, therefore, a set of epistemological requirements for computer simulations is proposed and recommendations for the proper research design of simulation studies are made.

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Editorial
De Gruyter
Año de publicación
2014
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Inglés
ISBN 10 
3110327309
ISBN 13 
9783110327304
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
316
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