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Book SynopsisOne of the key scientific challenges is the puzzle of human cooperation. Why do people cooperate? Why do people help strangers, even sometimes at a major cost to themselves? Why do people want to punish people who violate norms and undermine collective interests? This book is inspired by the fact that social dilemmas, defined in terms of conflicts between (often short-term) self-interest and (often longer-term) collective interest, are omnipresent. The book centers on two major themes. The first theme is the theoretical understanding of human cooperation: are people indeed other-regarding? The second theme is more practical, and perhaps normative: how can cooperation be promoted? This question is at the heart of the functioning of relationships, organizations, as well as the society as a whole. In capturing the breadth and relevance of social dilemmas and psychology of human cooperation, this book is structured in three parts. The first part focuses on the definition of social dilemmas
Table of ContentsPreface ; PART ONE: Introduction to Social Dilemmas ; Chapter 1: Introduction and Definition ; Chapter 2: History, Methods, and Paradigms ; PART TWO: Perspectives to Social Dilemmas ; Chapter 3: Evolutionary Perspectives ; Chapter 4: Psychological Perspectives ; Chapter 5: Cultural Perspectives ; PART THREE: Applications and Future of Social Dilemmas ; Chapter 6: Management and Organizations ; Chapter 7: Environment, Politics, Security, and Health ; Chapter 8: Prospects for the Future ; References ; Index
