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The Dynamics of Norms

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Dynamics of Norms
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Cristina Bicchieri
Edited by Richard Jeffrey
Edited by Brian Skyrms
SeriesCambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:236
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreSocial and political philosophy
Philosophy of science
ISBN/Barcode 9780521108744
ClassificationsDewey:306.0151 501
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 16 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 9 April 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In the social sciences norms are sometimes taken to play a key explanatory role. Yet norms differ from group to group, from society to society, and from species to species. How are norms formed and how do they change? This 'state-of-the-art' collection of essays presents some of the best contemporary research into the dynamic processes underlying the formation, maintenance, metamorphosis and dissolution of norms. The volume combines formal modelling with more traditional analysis, and considers biological and cultural evolution, individual learning, and rational deliberation. In filling a significant gap in the current literature this volume will be of particular interest to economists, political scientists and sociologists, in addition to philosophers of the social sciences.