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by Herbert Gintis (Author) "This chapter defines and illustrates the fundamental tools of game theory: extensive form games, normal form games, and Nash equilibria ..." (more)
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Gintis has wholeheartedly embraced the evolutionary approach to games...The author is an accomplished economist raised in the classical mold, and his background shown in many aspects of the book ... He himself has important things to say ... -- Karl Sigmund Science

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Gintis has wholeheartedly embraced the evolutionary approach to games. . .The author is an accomplished economist raised in the classical mold, and his background shown in many aspects of the book . . . He himself has important things to say . . . .
(Karl Sigmund Science )
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2.0 out of 5 stars Good idea but very poorly executed., Nov 2 2005
By Fmou (Canada) - See all my reviews
It is supposed to be an undergrad textbook but instead it is just a collection of problems that are defined rather poorly (in most cases). Moreover, the text is full of logical and notational mistakes that make it hard to read. In many ways this text makes things more complicated than they are.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting Introduction by a Creative Behavioral Scientist, Aug 2 2003
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This book makes game theory available to all behavioral scientists, including biologists, economists, and others interested in how humans and animals behave and interact. Each chapter begins at a quite elementary level, and advances a a leisurely pace. The user can stop and go on to the next chapter at his or her will. There are answers to many of the problems, especially the more challenging ones, in the last third of the book.

This is a very creative endeavor, written by someone who obviously loves the material and want others to love, and use, game theory as well. It is not written for theorists, but rather for prospective users, which accounts for the strong problem orientation. Anyone who thinks they can master game theory without doing LOTS of problems is deluding him or herself. Dive in!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Be warned!, July 24 2003
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This is not a textbook! Instead, this book is merely a collection of problems, only some of which have solutions. As such, I did not find this to be a very good way to learn the material for the first time. Perhaps it is good as a supplement once you have already learned the material from another source.

If I had known, I would not have bought this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Simply outstanding introduction to the theory of games and recent innovations in evolutionary game theory.
Published on Sep 29 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book for Self-study
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5.0 out of 5 stars Basic toolkit for the evolutionary study of social behavior
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