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SuperCooperators : altruism, evolution, and why we need each other to succeed / Martin A. Nowak ; with Roger Highfield.

by Nowak, M. A. (Martin A.)

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New York, NY : Free Press, 2011.

Evolution (Biology) -- Mathematical models.

Cooperative societies.

Electronic Resource

http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2010035517-b.html

Electronic Resource

http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2010035517-d.html

9781439100189 (hbk.) :

1439100187 (hbk.)

xix, 330 p. ; 24 cm.

1st Free Press hardcover ed.

The struggle -- The prisoner's dilemma -- Five ways to solve the dilemma. Direct reciprocity : tit for tat ; Indirect reciprocity : power of reputation ; Spatial games : chessboard of life ; Group selection : tribal wars ; Kin selection : nepotism -- Feats of cooperation. Prelife ; Society of cells ; The lord of the ants -- From cooperators to supercooperators. Gift of the gab ; Public goods ; Punish and perish ; How many friends are too many? ; Game, set, and match ; Crescendo of cooperation.

Looks at the importance of cooperation in human beings and in nature, arguing that this social tool is as important an aspect of evolution as mutation and natural selection.

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