Re: Standard definition

From: Grant Callaghan (grantc4@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed 30 Oct 2002 - 16:59:59 GMT

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    >
    >Dear Bill B,
    >
    > > > Bill S:
    > > > In the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma the performance
    > > > is only cooperation
    > > > or defection. Neither TIT-FOR-TAT nor any other
    > > > strategy can be
    > > > described merely in terms of performance.
    > > >
    > > > Derek:
    > > > Yes it can, you just need enough performances to
    > > > deduce the the strategy. How else could you infer the
    > > > strategy of somebody who refuses to disclose it?
    > >
    > > Bill B:
    > > And you might well arrive at the strategy without even being able to
    > > articulate it consciously.
    > >
    >
    >A great deal of culture is received by such inference, isn't it? :-)
    >
    >Best,
    >
    >Bill
    >
    I'd say almost everything received through examining artifacts is received this way.

    Cheers,

    Grant

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