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# 8 Further Reading

For those who would like to learn more about the game theoretical foundation of CoopSim, here are a few good books on this topic:

Axelrod, Robert (1984): Die Evolution der Kooperation, Oldenbourg, Mnchen (5 Aufl. 2000; engl. Original 1984).

Axelrod, Robert (1997): The Complexity of Cooperation. Agent-Based Models of Competition and Collaboration, Princeton University Press, Princeton.

Binmore, Ken / Samuelson, Larry (1992): Evolutionary Stability in Repeated Games Played by finite Automata, in: Journal of Economic Theory 57 (2/1992), 278-305.

Binmore, Ken (1994): Game Theory and the Social Contract I. Playing Fair, MIT Press, Cambridge (Massachusetts), London (England) (4. Nachdruck 2000).

Binmore, Ken (1998): Game Theory and the Social Contract II. Just Playing, MIT Press, Cambridge (Massachusetts), London (England).

Maynard Smith, John (1982): Evolution and the Theory of Games, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge (8. Aufl. 2000).

Schuessler, Rudolf (1990): Kooperation unter Egoisten: vier Dilemmata, R.Oldenbourg Verlag, Muenchen (2.Aufl. 1997)

After having occupied myself with computer simulations of this type for a longer time, my own oppinion about the scientific value and particularly the explanatory power of this brand of simulations has become very critical. If curious, read my paper on:
http://www.eckhartarnold.de/papers/simulations_2006/Simulations_preconference.html

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