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

[aestetix aestetix]

"Finite and Infinite Games" by James Carse.

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Brian Morris <cymraegish at gmail.com> wrote:

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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>
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> 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).
>
>
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> 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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