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Anatol Rapoport

"(Game theory is) essentially a structural theory. It uncovers the logical structure of a great variety of conflict situations and describes this structure in mathematical terms. Sometimes the logical structure of a conflict situation admits rational decisions; sometimes it does not."

Source : "Prisoner's dilemma: A study in conflict and cooperation" by Anatol Rapoport, Albert S. Chammah, Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, (p. 196), 1965.

Anatol Rapoport

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“Most people don't realize that when we violate the natural order of things when we pollute the air, when we pollute the water, we are destroying mother nature and that's a violent act. If we don't first and foremost come to some peaceful terms, none of us are going to be able to survive.”
“The heavenly bodies are nothing but a continuous song for several voices (perceived by the intellect, not by the ear); a music which... sets landmarks in the immeasurable flow of time. It is therefore, no longer surprising that man, in imitation of his creator, has at last discovered the art of figured song, which was unknown to the ancients. Man wanted to reproduce the continuity of cosmic time... to obtain a sample test of the delight of the Divine Creator in His works, and to partake of his joy by making music in the imitation of God.”

Source : "The Sleepwalkers". Book by Arthur Koestler, 1959.
“There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally.”
“In the world of 'Tim and Eric,' everything is big and ridiculous and absurd.”
“We had 10 years after the Cold War to build a new world order and yet we squandered them. The United States cannot tolerate anyone acting independently. Every US president has to have a war.”

Source : "Gorbachev: US Could Start New Cold War" by Adrian Blomfield and Mike Smith, www.telegraph.co.uk. May 06, 2008.
“When someone comes to visit me, they have to bring tea - you can't stay in my house if you don't bring me tea.”
“I get work because I'm primarily a novelist but I've become script doctor. I can work back and forth between French and English.”
“The short winterâ€™s day was drawing to a close. It seems to me sometimes that these are the only days I have ever known, and especially that most charming moment of all, just before night wipes them out.”

"(Game theory is) essentially a structural theory. It uncovers the logical structure of a great variety of conflict situations and describes this structure in mathematical terms. Sometimes the logical structure of a conflict situation admits rational decisions; sometimes it does not."

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