New Directions in Cognitive Science Modeling Rationality, Morality, and Evolution

The seventh volume in the 'Vancouver Studies in Cognitive Science' series, This collection of essays focuses on questions that arise when morality is considered from the perspective of work on rational choice and evolution. Contributors focus especially on modelling games like "The Prisoner's Dilemma". This collection focuses on questions that arise when morality is considered from the perspective of recent work on rational choice and evolution. Linking questions like "Is it rational to be moral?" to the evolution of cooperation in "The Prisoners Dilemma," the book brings together new work using models from game theory, evolutionary biology, and cognitive science, as well as from philosophical analysis. Among the contributors are leading figures in these fields, including David Gauthier, Paul M. Churchland, Brian Skyrms, Ronald de Sousa, and Elliot Sober.