Game Theory and Life Author: [UK] Len Fisher Publisher: CITIC Press

Using game theory to improve the success rate of daily cooperation

Ten strategies for allocating benefits and establishing win-win relationships

◎ Introduction

Since its birth in the 1940s, game theory has been widely used in the Western business, economics, military and sociology circles. Game theory tells us that in the face of mutual constraints of interests, the best response strategy is not conflict, but cooperation; not competition, but mutual assistance.

The author of this book, Lan Fisher, holds multiple master's and doctoral degrees in mathematics, physics, and philosophy. He has found a complete method for dealing with scientific problems in interdisciplinary research and uses cooperative strategies in game theory to provide action guidelines for problems in daily life.

For example: How to resolve marriage disputes, neighborhood conflicts, and labor disputes?

How to become a person who is honest and trustworthy in the eyes of others?

How to break the ice and open up the situation in the deadlock of confrontation?

How to get fair treatment and results?

How to avoid infringement of public interests?

How to allocate limited resources reasonably?

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Game theory can help decision makers with different interests establish self-regulating and automatically operating cooperative relationships to achieve win-win results.

◎ Editor's Recommendation

Focusing on cooperation strategies, we can find the best solutions to conflicts in daily life. Lan Fisher, who holds a doctorate in physics, a master's degree in chemistry, and a master's degree in philosophy, has found a complete and scientific way to solve problems in the interdisciplinary research center, and he will share his knowledge with you here. The cases involved in the book are all from real life and historical events.

You can understand game theory without using formulas. From 90 years old to 9 years old, you can easily understand game theory.

Translated by Lin Junhong, the translator of the million-selling books "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" and "Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow".

◎ Recommended by famous experts

Some people say that game theory is a game of cowards. If two cars face each other and don't give way, they will collide. Who will give way first? Schelling, a game theory expert and Nobel Prize winner, suggested that you should be the first to remove the steering wheel and throw it out of the window, so that the driver on the opposite side will know that only he can turn the corner to avoid a collision. Although life is not so crazy, there are games everywhere. To get started with game theory, just read this book.

——Founder of Qiuye Qiuye brand

I have mentioned game theory many times in my popular science videos, but this book does not use any mathematical formulas, but interprets classic cases in game theory with interesting stories. In fact, game phenomena such as the prisoner's dilemma, the tragedy of the commons, and the coward's game can be seen everywhere in life. After reading this book, you will definitely have a new understanding of life.

——Li Yongle, physics teacher at Renmin University High School, popular science author

Games of all sizes exist in our daily lives, but they are not zero-sum games or mysterious decision-making theories.

Game theory can enable those who work harder to gain more, can reasonably allocate limited resources, and can promote win-win cooperation among all parties through mutual restraint.

——Fan Deng, Chief Content Officer of Fan Deng Reading

This book explains the evolutionary concepts of cooperation and concisely summarizes the changes these concepts have brought to our worldview and way of thinking.

—John R. Hauser Professor of Marketing, MIT Sloan School of Management

The evolution of cooperation has enabled and sustained complex human societies. Effective solutions to climate change, species loss, and the survival of a growing human population depend on a thorough understanding of cooperation. Read this book!

—Lord Robert May, Professor of Zoology, University of Oxford

In this book, Len Fisher closely combines game theory with real life, applying it to family interactions, friendships, business dealings, and the handling of international relations. It is interesting and easy to understand.

——Robert Marks, Professor at Australian Graduate School of Management

Why collaborate? To answer this simple question, Len Fisher takes us on a fascinating journey through one of the most important sciences of our time. There is no better guide to the game of chance in life.

--William Poundstone, author of The Prisoner's Dilemma and Priceless

Lan Fisher described the pain suffered by players in the game by listing his own experiences and observations in life. He believed that game theory not only allows players to understand the consequences of the game, but also helps players avoid the anger or sadness caused by the failure of the game.

--Steven J. Brams, Professor of Political Science at New York University and author of Win-Win

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