[Noisebridge-discuss] Fwd: Books on Game Theory: Recommendations?

[Brian Morris]

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From: Brian Morris <cymraegish at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Books on Game Theory: Recommendations?
To: Theron Trowbridge <theron.trowbridge at gmail.com>


According to a recent print article I read, things have changed greatly in
Game Theory in the recent past. Much more application areas beyond econ, and
much more interdisciplinary work (such as combining with math from quantum
physics even). So I would myself urge the survey of a recent first before
classical papers.

Also the idea of utility and rational self interest is definitely contested
but ideas definitely also within (new) game theory to deal with that. So
interaction with psychology there (people are by far not always either
rational or selfish).



On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 5:04 PM, Theron Trowbridge <
theron.trowbridge at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's a dense book, but Theory Of Games And Economic Behavior by John
> von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern is the seminal work on the economics
> side of things (and is an expansion of of the paper that created the
> field of Game Theory).
>
> A broader discussion of Game Theory (and a much more readable book)
> can be found in The Prisoner's Dilemma by William Poundstone.  This is
> a fine book, and I recommend it to everyone, regardless of
> pre-existing interest in the field.
>
> The classic treatise on game theory in general (setting aside
> real-world social applications) can be found in the RAND Corporation's
> report, Games Of Strategy - Theory And Application.  It was published
> as a book in the 1960's that simplified some of the math and included
> some great illustrations, but the original report is available as a
> free download: http://www.rand.org/pubs/commercial_books/CB149-1.html
>
>
> Don't know if this helps.  None of these directly deal with
> psychology, except indirectly - von Neumann wanted to understand the
> group behavior of collective entities like the stock market.
>
> And while it might be argued that Von Neumann and the RAND Corporation
> took the concepts of Game Theory to draw conclusions that may not be
> particularly compatible with "peace, justices, and the good of
> humanity," their work is nonetheless key in the field.
>
>
> -Theron
> ^
>
> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Corey McGuire <coreyfro at coreyfro.com>
> wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > Looking for a book that bridges the subjects of psychology, business, and
> > game theory.
> >
> > I have a friend who is applying such concepts for peace, justices, and
> the
> > good of humanity, and I wanted to get them a resource they could study to
> > understand such dynamics so that they may apply it toward progress...
> >
> > ...deets, of course, withheld.
> >
> > This is all about encouragement, reward, carrot dangling, feedback,
> > teamwork, etc, etc.  Heck...even resource management and high scores.
> >
> > What'chu'got, Noisebridge?
> >
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