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Brian Skyrms, author of the successful Evolution of the Social Contract (which won the prestigious Lakatos Award) has written a sequel. The book is a study of ideas of cooperation and collective action. The point of departure is a prototypical story found in Rousseau's A Discourse on Inequality. Rousseau contrasts the pay-off of hunting hare where the risk of non-cooperation is small but the reward is equally small, against the pay-off of hunting the stag where maximum cooperation is required but where the reward is so much greater. Thus, rational agents are pulled in one direction by considerations of risk and in another by considerations of mutual benefit. Written with Skyrms's characteristic clarity and verve, this intriguing book will be eagerly sought out by students and professionals in philosophy, political science, economics, sociology and evolutionary biology.

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- 316 --- Sociologie --(algemeen) --- Collective behavior. --- Cooperation. --- Social action. --- Social evolution. --- Social networks. --- Social structure. --- 316 Sociologie --(algemeen) --- Collective behavior --- Cooperation --- Social action --- Social evolution --- Social networks --- Social structure --- Organization, Social --- Social organization --- Anthropology --- Sociology --- Social institutions --- Networking, Social --- Networks, Social --- Social networking --- Social support systems --- Support systems, Social --- Interpersonal relations --- Cliques (Sociology) --- Microblogs --- Cultural evolution --- Cultural transformation --- Culture, Evolution of --- Culture --- Evolution --- Social change --- Social policy --- Social problems --- Collaborative economy --- Cooperative distribution --- Cooperative movement --- Distribution, Cooperative --- Peer-to-peer economy --- Sharing economy --- Economics --- Profit-sharing --- Behavior, Collective --- Crowd behavior --- Crowds --- Mass behavior --- Human behavior --- Social psychology --- Psychology --- 316.3 --- 316.3 Sociale structuur --(sociologie) --- Sociale structuur --(sociologie) --- Arts and Humanities --- Philosophy