My Favorite Philosopher

Philosophy, though very interesting and thought provoking, is not something I find myself wanting to learn more about. I don't find their arguments about existence and reality particularly reasonable, but I do believe it has important implications for reasoning and knowledge. If I had to choose a favorite philosopher, I would have to go with Plato, I too am of Greek heritage. Plato's well-roundedness as a philosopher is astounding; he made important contributions to not only logic and thought but science and math as well. I have not read through the whole dialogue, but I read excerpts of Plato's "Apology" and it was really powerful because the trial of Socrates was overall such a tragic event. I'd be curious to learn more about his contributions to math and science. 

Prioner's Dilemma

Hey Y'all!

Hope you head a great Halloween! Too bad it was on a wednesday as that falls right during the time of midterms; in that case I wish you the best of luck! Today I'm going to talk a bit about the Prisoners Dilemma, an economic game I find particularly interesting because the conflict it presents always brings out my indecisive side.

 Prisoners Dilemma really gets at the crux of game theory and what I find truly intriguing about it is how human beings will be hesitant to cooperate with each other due to self interest and a lack of trust in the other person, regardless of how the cooperation may benefit them. Inherent in the design is the fact that betrayal of the other "prisoner" yields a better reward (in this case a lesser sentence) than cooperation does, however contrary to what one would think, people tend to show a bias towards cooperation.

If you want some information as to how this is set up just click on this link!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner's_dilemma

Thanks and Best of Luck!

Chris