“Based upon the tournament results and the formal propositions, four simple suggestions are offered for individual choice: do not be envious of the other player’s success; do not be the first to defect; reciprocate both cooperation and defection; and do not be too clever.”
― quote from The Evolution of Cooperation
“under suitable conditions, cooperation can indeed emerge in a world of egoists without central authority. To”
― quote from The Evolution of Cooperation
“When the players will never meet again, the strategy of defection is the only stable strategy.”
― quote from The Evolution of Cooperation
“The Cooperation Theory that is presented in this book is based upon an investigation of individuals who pursue their own self-interest without the aid of a central authority to force them to cooperate with each other.”
― quote from The Evolution of Cooperation
“What accounts for TIT FOR TAT’s robust success is its combination of being nice, retaliatory, forgiving, and clear. Its”
― quote from The Evolution of Cooperation
“The discrimination of others may be among the most important of abilities because it allows one to handle interactions with many individuals without having to treat them all the same, thus making possible the rewarding of cooperation from one individual and the punishing of defection from another.”
― quote from The Evolution of Cooperation
“Reciprocity is certainly not a good basis for a morality of aspiration. Yet it is more than just the morality of egoism. It”
― quote from The Evolution of Cooperation
“When Olivia leaves the room, I move to follow, but Franny steps into my path.
“Oh no, you stay here.”
“Simon,” I say with a scowl, “collect your wife before I say something I’ll regret.”
But Franny just tilts her head, appraising me. “I used to think you were a selfish bastard, but I’m starting to believe you’re just a fool. A double-damned idiot. I’m not sure which is worse.”
“Then I guess it’s good that I don’t give a turtle’s arse-crack about your opinion of me.”
― Emma Chase, quote from Royally Screwed
“When questing, one must be fully committed to one’s task, lest one become distracted and conquered”
― Lynette Noni, quote from Akarnae
“We are all of us bust stardust shaped into conscious being.”
― S.J. Kincaid, quote from The Diabolic
“İnsan başkalarıyla böylesine yakından ilgilenirse, onların felaketini benimserse hiçbir zaman mutlu olamaz.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, quote from Poor Folk
“Conan stood paralyzed in the disruption of the faculties which demoralizes anyone who is confronted by an impossible negation of sanity.”
― Robert E. Howard, quote from Conan of Cimmeria
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