Complex Adaptive Systems and the Evolution of Reciprocation
Abstract
Complex adaptive systems play a major role in the theory of reciprocal altruism. Starting with Axelrod's celebrated computer tournaments, a wide variety of computer simulations show that cooperation can evolve in populations of selfish agents, both with direct and indirect reciprocation.
KEYWORDs: Reciprocal altruism; Evolutionary games; Prisoner's Dilemma game; Evolution of cooperation