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... Mathematical Foci . We must avoid assuming that everything the analyst can perceive is perceived by the participants in a game , or that whatever exerts power of sug- gestion on the analyst does so on the participant in a game . In ...
... Mathematical Foci . We must avoid assuming that everything the analyst can perceive is perceived by the participants in a game , or that whatever exerts power of sug- gestion on the analyst does so on the participant in a game . In ...
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... mathematical properties would be a uniqueness or symmetry that would have nonmathematical defini- tions and nonmathematical appeal , too , or would happen to coin- cide with qualitatively distinguishable points that could be ration ...
... mathematical properties would be a uniqueness or symmetry that would have nonmathematical defini- tions and nonmathematical appeal , too , or would happen to coin- cide with qualitatively distinguishable points that could be ration ...
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... mathematical symmetry is a sufficient rule and a supremely help- ful one in concerting on a common choice . And it may be possible to set up a game in such sanitary fashion , suppressing the identity of players and all contextual ...
... mathematical symmetry is a sufficient rule and a supremely help- ful one in concerting on a common choice . And it may be possible to set up a game in such sanitary fashion , suppressing the identity of players and all contextual ...
Contents
The Retarded Science of International Strategy | 3 |
An Essay on Bargaining | 21 |
Bargaining Communication and Limited War | 53 |
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