The theory of socially embedded games: The mathematics of social relationships, rule complexes, and action modalities

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 379-406

  Burns, Tom R ^a   Gomolińska, Anna ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Action determination; Action modality; Application; Closed game; Consequences; Habitual; Instrumental; Interaction pattern; Judgement; Normative; Open game; Role; Rule; Rule complex; Value complex

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034310285     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004884423573     Document Type: Article

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