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...from so simple a beginning, endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
—Charles Darwin
Fall 2009 Evolution, Diversity and Change
Public Lecture - Ethics, Evolution, and Games with Neighbors
Ted Bergstrom,
University of California Santa Barbara
When: Friday, September 25, 2009 @ 10:30 a.m.
Where: Wylie Hall, Room 015
Departmental Sponsor: Department of Economics
Abstract:
Several similar maxims, known as "Golden Rules'' are found in the writings of moral philosophers and religious teachers. Though similar, these maxims appeal to different principles; and do not always recommend the same actions nor lead to the same equilibrium outcome in interactive games. This presentation examines some of these rules, relates them to the biological theory of kin-selection and to social evolution.
