TY - BOOK ID - 25418214 TI - Evolution and Rationality AU - Okasha, Samir AU - Binmore, Ken PY - 2012 SN - 9781107416840 9781107416840 9781107004993 9780511792601 9781139518512 1139518518 0511792603 9781139516655 1139516655 1107004993 1107416841 1107227240 1139508008 1280773979 9786613684745 1139517589 1139515004 1139514083 9781107227248 9781139508001 9781280773976 6613684740 9781139517584 9781139515009 9781139514088 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Philosophy of nature KW - General ethics KW - Behavior evolution. KW - Decision making. KW - Rational choice theory. KW - Science KW - Philosophy & Social Aspects. KW - Rational choice theory KW - Decision making KW - Behavior evolution KW - Social choice KW - Deciding KW - Decision (Psychology) KW - Decision analysis KW - Decision processes KW - Making decisions KW - Management KW - Management decisions KW - Choice (Psychology) KW - Problem solving KW - Behavioral evolution KW - Evolutionary psychology KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Philosophy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:25418214 AB - This volume explores from multiple perspectives the subtle and interesting relationship between the theory of rational choice and Darwinian evolution. In rational choice theory, agents are assumed to make choices that maximize their utility; in evolution, natural selection 'chooses' between phenotypes according to the criterion of fitness maximization. So there is a parallel between utility in rational choice theory and fitness in Darwinian theory. This conceptual link between fitness and utility is mirrored by the interesting parallels between formal models of evolution and rational choice. The essays in this volume, by leading philosophers, economists, biologists and psychologists, explore the connection between evolution and rational choice in a number of different contexts, including choice under uncertainty, strategic decision making and pro-social behaviour. They will be of interest to students and researchers in philosophy of science, evolutionary biology, economics and psychology. ER -