Robert Axelrod
Robert Axelrod · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Author of The Evolution of Cooperation on the iterated prisoner's dilemma; Skytte Prize (2013)
1943, Chicago, USA
United States
Robert Axelrod is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Author of The Evolution of Cooperation on the iterated prisoner's dilemma; Skytte Prize (2013)
Robert Axelrod is an American political scientist at the University of Michigan whose 1984 book 'The Evolution of Cooperation' showed, through computer tournaments of the iterated prisoner's dilemma, how cooperation can emerge among self-interested actors. His work on strategies such as 'tit for tat' influenced political science, evolutionary biology and economics, and won him the 2013 Johan Skytte Prize. Born into a Jewish family in Chicago, his documented Jewish background is noted in Jewish biographical references.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the APSA Lippincott & Madison Awards and the Skytte Prize
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Author of The Evolution of Cooperation on the iterated prisoner's dilemma; Skytte Prize (2013)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the APSA Lippincott & Madison Awards and the Skytte Prize
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