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    Lucretius 5.1011-27: the origins of justice and the Prisoner's Dilemma


    Campbell, Gordon (2002) Lucretius 5.1011-27: the origins of justice and the Prisoner's Dilemma. Leeds International Classical Studies, 1 (3).

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    Abstract

    This paper considers two problems in Lucretius' account of the origin of justice: its assumption of an apparently un-Epicurean absolute notion of fairness, and its unexplained assertion that the earliest humans were at risk of catastrophic extinction. It is argued that modern evolutionary theory and game-theoretic models help to solve these problems.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Lucretius; Evolution; Prisoner's Dilemma
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > Ancient Classics
    Item ID: 42
    Depositing User: Gordon Campbell
    Date Deposited: 22 Aug 2002
    Journal or Publication Title: Leeds International Classical Studies
    Refereed: Yes
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      Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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