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Theory of Moves

By Steven J. Brams

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1993
ISBN
0521452260, 9780521452267
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4217322 bytes)
Pages
260\260
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-05-04 17:42:52

Description

Steven J. Brams' Theory of Moves, though based on the classical theory of games, proposes major changes in its rules to render it a truly dynamic theory. By postulating that players think ahead not just to the immediate consequences of making moves, but also to the consequences of countermoves to these moves, counter-countermoves, and so on, it extends the strategic analysis of conflicts into the more distant future. Applied to a series of cases drawn from politics, economics, sociology, fiction, and the Bible, the theory provides not only an explanation of their outcomes but also shows why they unfolded as they did.

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