Jane Austen, Game Theorist

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Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, Game Theory, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
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Author: Michael Suk-Young Chwe ISBN: 9781400851331
Publisher: Princeton University Press Publication: March 23, 2014
Imprint: Princeton University Press Language: English
Author: Michael Suk-Young Chwe
ISBN: 9781400851331
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication: March 23, 2014
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Language: English

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.

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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.

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