![]() ![]() Based on deep familiarity with the novels and their scholarly literature, his book will instruct and delight both literary critics and economists. Michael Chwe's beautifully written and argued book makes the case, crushingly, that Our Jane was fascinated by human prudent interaction-what the game theorists call strategy. "Jane Austen, game theorist?! You will cry, how absurd! But you will be wrong. ![]() ![]() This is insightful literary analysis at its most accessible and enjoyable. Well researched and with an excellent index, the book will appeal to Austen fans who can see her characters in another light.Ĭhwe's volume is a valuable first step toward a more interdisciplinary and much more inclusive field of decision sciences. This is such a fabulous book-carefully written, thoughtful and insightful.Ĭhwe makes an argument for Austen as a founder of decision science in this 2013 book that boasts an impressive array of diagrams and hard-nosed textual analysis. An enjoyable read." -Susan Skeath, coauthor of Games of Strategy Michael Chwe shows the efficacy and pitfalls of such thinking in her characters' actions, and in their perceptions and understanding of the actions of others. Jane Austen, in particular, develops a clear model of strategic thinking in her novels. "Polished, organized, and well-documented, this book demonstrates the existence of well-defined game theory in historical texts. ![]()
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