Economics and Social Conflict: Evil Actions and Evil Social Institutions in Virtual Worlds
Author:   C. Mildenberger
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9781137281883


Pages:   258
Publication Date:   11 January 2013
Format:   Hardback
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This book brings to life the classic thought experiment of a natural state. Provides data on the economic aspects of social conflict of 400.000 people living in a virtual anarchy; showing evil actions and rules exist from an economic perspective. Non-instrumental violence has economic effects and inciting people to fight are not overcome in time.

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Author:   C. Mildenberger
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   4.483kg
ISBN:  

9781137281883


ISBN 10:   113728188
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   11 January 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Introducing Moral Evil and Natural Evil Defining Evil in an Economic Way Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Play Games as a Field of Research EVE Online Piracy Suicide Gangs Wars – Other Forms of Natural Evil in EVE Altruism in EVE – a Simple Experiment of Online 'Dictator Games' Conclusion

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CARL D. MILDENBERGER studied business and economics in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Boston, USA, and Witten, Germany, as well as philosophy in Paris, France, and St Andrews, UK. He is currently Lecturer in New Institutional Economics and Philosophy of the Social Sciences at Witten/Herdecke University, Germany.

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