On the Original Contract: Evolutionary Game Theory and Human Evolution

Abstract: This paper considers whether the available evidence from archeology, biological anthropology, primatology, and comparative gene-sequencing, can test evolutionary game theory models of cooperation as historical hypotheses about the actual course of human prehistory. The examination proceeds on the assumption that cooperation is the product of cultural selection and is not a genetically encoded trait. Nevertheless, we conclude that gene sequence data may yet shed significant light on the evolution of cooperation.

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
On the Original Contract: Evolutionary Game Theory and Human Evolution ; volume:27 ; number:1 ; year:2005 ; pages:136-157 ; extent:22
Analyse & Kritik ; 27, Heft 1 (2005), 136-157 (gesamt 22)

Creator
Rosenberg, Alex
Linquist, Stefan

DOI
10.1515/auk-2005-0108
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2404171619302.958516624748
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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2025-08-14T10:54:49+0200

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  • Rosenberg, Alex
  • Linquist, Stefan

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