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"This volume explores from multiple perspectives the subtle and interesting relationship between the theory of rational choice and Darwinian evolution. In rational choice theory, agents are assumed to make choices that maximize their utility; in evolution, natural selection 'chooses' between phenotypes according to the criterion of fitness maximization. So there is a parallel between utility in rational choice theory and fitness in Darwinian theory. This conceptual link between fitness and utility is mirrored by the interesting parallels between formal models of evolution and rational choice.…
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6 editions- Other · English · 2012Cambridge University Press · 9781107004993
- Other · English · 2012Cambridge University Press · 9780511792601
- Other · English · 2012Cambridge University Press · 9781139515009
- Other · English · 2012Cambridge University Press · 9781139512206
- Other · English · 2012Cambridge University Press · 294 pages · 9781280773976
- Other · English · 2012Cambridge University Press · 9781139516655
Rational choice theoryBehavior evolutionDecision makingSCIENCE / Philosophy & Social AspectsEvolutionSocial choiceInterpersonal relations