Game theory

Platonia dilemma

In the platonia dilemma introduced in Douglas Hofstadter's book Metamagical Themas, an eccentric trillionaire gathers 20 people together, and tells them that if one and only one of them sends them a telegram (reverse charges) by noon the next day, that person will receive a billion dollars. If they receive more than one telegram, or none at all, no one will get any money, and cooperation between players is forbidden. In this situation, the superrational thing to do is to send a telegram with probability 1/20. (Wikipedia).

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Plato: Biography of a Great Thinker

The Greek philosopher Plato was a student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristotle. He wrote on a wide variety of topics including Politics, Aesthetics, Cosmology, and Epistemology. To this day, we refer to “Platonic Love” and “Platonic Ideals.” Plato’s search for knowledge and truth formed t

From playlist It Starts With Literacy

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On Socrates - with Raphael Woolf & Peter Adamson

Peter Adamson and Raphael Woolf discuss the figure of Socrates in an episode of Peter Adamson's podcast on the History of Philosophy from a few years back. They discuss Socrates as he was presented by Plato, that is, as the gadfly of Athens. They also consider whether Socrates was an ascet

From playlist Socrates & Plato

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Plato's Theory of Ideas or Forms

A few clips which provide a pretty good explanation of Plato's Theory of Forms or Ideas. I believe all the clips come from the Multimedia Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences, but I'm not 100% sure, it has been such a long time since I originally put it together on the previous chann

From playlist Socrates & Plato

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Meno - The Socratic Dialogue by Plato

This is a reading of Meno, a Socratic dialogue by Plato (translation by Benjamin Jowett). In this dialogue, Socrates discusses the nature of virtue with a pupil of Gorgias, Meno. This, I believe, comes from ukemi audiobooks. #Philosophy #Plato #Socrates

From playlist Socrates & Plato

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Socrates

A clip about Socrates doing what he does... #Philosophy #Socrates

From playlist Socrates & Plato

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PLATO ON: The Allegory of the Cave

Plato made up an enduring story about why philosophy matters based on an allegory about a cave… Please subscribe here: http://tinyurl.com/o28mut7 If you like our films take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): http://theschooloflife.com/shop/all/ Subscribe to Wisecrack http://youtube.

From playlist WESTERN PHILOSOPHY

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The Psychology of Climate Change

What information and stories work to keep people positive about the future, and how can climate professionals discuss their work in public without the 'doom and gloom'? Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/bDYVmfiQsyo With so many headlines warning of impending climate doom, it's tempting to t

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How to Deal with Tragedy - Stoicism | Philosophy Tube

When awful things happen, can letting go of your emotions and embracing Ancient Greek rationalism be the answer? Ethics Playlist: http://tinyurl.com/pnou49m Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thephilosophytube Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/PhilosophyTube A

From playlist ETHICS

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The Republic: Internationally Friendly Version - Philosophy Tube

Some of the German Philosofans told me that their country is blocking them from viewing the episode on Plato's Republic, so here's a version without the music so y'all can see it! TV, Books, and Film Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvoAL-KSZ32ckBZpvJkGLXMwzbtTznejK Facebo

From playlist TV, FILMS, & BOOKS

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Mod-02 Lec-03 Strategic Games : Examples

Game Theory and Economics by Dr. Debarshi Das, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

From playlist IIT Guwahati: Game Theory and Economics | CosmoLearning.org Economics

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John Wakeley: The evolution of cooperation in an iterated survival game

Abstract: A new type of a simple iterated game with natural biological motivation is introduced. Two individuals are chosen at random from a population. They must survive a certain number of steps. They start together, but if one of them dies the other one tries to survive on its own. The

From playlist Probability and Statistics

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20. The Prisoner's Dilemma

Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature (PHIL 181) Two game theoretical problems--the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Problem of the Commons--are explored in detail. Both collective decision-making scenarios are structured such that all parties making rational choices ensures a less desir

From playlist Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature w/ Tamar Gendler

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The Prisoner's Dilemma | Wondrium Perspectives

Trench warfare ... doping in sports … the Salem Witch Trials—all totally unrelated events, right? Well, it turns out that psychologists have developed a thought game that helps to explain the choices made by people in each of these situations. In this episode of Perspectives, four experts

From playlist Wondrium Perspectives

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7. Plato, Part II: Arguments for the immortality of the soul

Death (PHIL 176) The discussion of Plato's Phaedo continues, presenting more arguments for the existence and immortality of the soul. One such argument is "the argument from the nature of the forms," which states that because the forms are non-physical objects and cannot be grasped by som

From playlist Death with Shelly Kagan

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The Prisoner's Dilemma

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From playlist Thought Experiments!

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Stanford Webinar: Leaders Make the Future

Dr. Mark Schar and Bob Johansen, Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto CA, discuss the future and the personal skills we will need to succeed in the new business environment. Bob studies the future to learn to influence leadership in the present, as a way to bui

From playlist Stanford Webinars

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Mod-02 Lec-06 Altruism and Prisoner's Dilemma

Game Theory and Economics by Dr. Debarshi Das, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

From playlist IIT Guwahati: Game Theory and Economics | CosmoLearning.org Economics

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Psych9B. Psychology Fundamentals. Lecture 16

UCI Psych 9B: Psych Fundamentals (Fall 2015) Lec 16. Psych Fundamentals View the complete course: http://ocw.uci.edu/courses/psych_9bpsy_beh_11b_psychology_fundamentals.html Instructor: Mark Steyvers, Ph.D. License: Creative Commons CC-BY-SA Terms of Use: http://ocw.uci.edu/info. More cou

From playlist Psych 9B: Psych Fundamentals

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Plato's Theory of Recollection & Forms

A short clip of Myles Burnyeat discussing both Plato's theory of recollection and theory of forms, as well as an important connection between the theories. This is from a 1987 program with Bryan Magee on the Great Philosophers. You can find the full interview and the others in the series h

From playlist Socrates & Plato

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Can You Solve This Dilemma?

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From playlist Thought Experiments!

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