Playing by the rules: Using games to study social norms

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In this article, classic game theory and evolutionary game theory are used to explain how social norms might come into existence. The norm of distributive fairness is taken as a case in point, and illustrated by a simple example of dividing a cake.

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10.1017/s1477175622000045

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Evolution of the Social Contract.Brian Skyrms - 1997 - Philosophy 72 (282):604-606.

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