SuperCooperators : altruism, evolution, and why we need each other to succeed
Title:
SuperCooperators : altruism, evolution, and why we need each other to succeed
Author:
Nowak, M. A. (Martin A.)
Highfield, Roger
ISBN:
9781451626636
Edition:
1st Free Press trade paperback ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Free Press, 2012
Physical Description:
xxi, 330 p. ; 22 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-308) and index
Abstract:
Looks at the importance of cooperation in human beings and in nature, arguing that this social tool is as important an aspect of evolution as mutation and natural selection
Subject:
| Game theory |
| Evolution (Biology) -- Mathematical models |
| Cooperative societies |
Summary:
Looks at the importance of cooperation in human beings and in nature, arguing that this social tool is as important an aspect of evolution as mutation and natural selection