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

[Corey McGuire]

Man, so much good stuff.  I don't know where to begin.  Thanks!

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 5:19 PM, aestetix aestetix <aestetix at gmail.com>wrote:

> "Finite and Infinite Games" by James Carse.
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Brian Morris <cymraegish at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> oops
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> 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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