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This document is page 296 of an academic paper authored by M. Hoffman et al., likely related to game theory and evolutionary biology. It describes 'The Envelope Game,' a theoretical model involving two players, temptations to defect, and the concept of 'cooperate without looking' (CWOL) as a Nash equilibrium. The text discusses the mathematical conditions for this equilibrium and connects the game to the concept of 'Authentic Altruism.' The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015508' Bates stamp, indicating it was part of a document production for a Congressional investigation, likely related to Jeffrey Epstein's funding of scientific research (Epstein was known to fund evolutionary biologists including Martin Nowak, a frequent collaborator of Hoffman).
People (3)
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| M. Hoffman | Author |
Listed in the header as 'M. Hoffman et al.'
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| Batson | Cited Author |
Cited in text regarding altruism (2014)
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| Andreoni | Cited Author |
Cited in text regarding anticipation of feeling good
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015508'
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"In this model, as long as temptations are rare, large, and harmful to player 2, it is a Nash equilibrium for player 1 to “cooperate without looking” in the envelope"Source
"We refer to this as the cooperate without looking (CWOL) equilibrium."Source
"Authentic Altruism. Many have asked whether “[doing good is] always and exclusively motivated by the prospect of some benefit for ourselves, however subtle”"Source
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