THE HISTORY OF GAME THEORY by Robert W. Dimand, Mary Ann Dimand ( 9780415072571 )

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Title:

THE HISTORY OF GAME THEORY
FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO 1945

Volume:

Volume 1

By:

Robert W. Dimand, Mary Ann Dimand

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0415072573

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Pub. date:

8 August, 1996

Series:

Routledge Studies in the History of Economics No.8

Pages:

200

Description:

This first volume (of three) examines the methodological origins of game theory up to the Second World War. It adds to the understanding of game theory's contentious roots and offers insights into modern applications of the theory.

Synopsis:

Game Theory - the formal modelling of conflict and cooperation - first emerged as a recognized field with a publication of John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern's Theory of Games and Economic Behaviour in 1944. Since then, game-theoretic thinking about choice of strategies and the interdependence of people's actions has influenced all the social sciences. However, little is known about the history of the theory of strategic games prior to this publication. In this volume, the history of strategic games - from its origins up to 1945 - is traced through the work of: * 19th Century economists such as Cournot and Edgeworth * Voting theorists - including Lewis Carroll * Conflict theorists - Richardson and Lanchester * Probabilists such as Bertrand, Borel and Ville * Later economists - notably Stackelberg and Zeuthen This authoritative account of the history of game theory concludes with a historical perspective on the achievement of von Neumann and Morgenstern, and an appraisal of the reception of their book.

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