Jane Austen, game theorist /

"Game theory--the study of how people make choices while interacting with others--is one of the most popular technical approaches in social science today. But as Michael Chwe reveals in his insightful new book, Jane Austen explored game theory's core ideas in her six novels roughly two hun...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chwe, Michael Suk-Young, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817 > Criticism and interpretation.
Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817.
Austen, Jane > 1775-1817
Andrae, A.
Game theory in literature.
Game theory > Social aspects.
Rational choice theory.
Théorie des jeux dans la littérature.
Théorie des jeux > Aspect social.
Théorie des choix rationnels.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung > Motiv
Spieltheorie
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The argument
  • Game theory in context
  • Folktales and civil rights
  • Flossie and the fox
  • Jane Austen's six novels
  • Austen's foundations of game theory
  • Austen's competing models
  • Austen on what strategic thinking is not
  • Austen's innovations
  • Austen on strategic thinking's disadvantages
  • Austen's intentions
  • Austen on cluelessness
  • Real-world cluelessness
  • Concluding remarks
  • Afterword to the paperback edition.

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