Prisoners Dilemma Introduction The topic of my thesis‚ I chose the issue of non-cooperative economic games‚ specifically the so-called "Prisoner’s Dilemma". Game theory falls in microeconomics and therefore mainly in the economic analysis. It gives us an analysis of the way in which two or more entities interact‚ choose strategies that simultaneously influence each actor. The greatest credit for the development of economic games have mathematician John von Neumann. Game theory can be used both
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The story starts out but having us imagine that there are three prisoners in a cave. These prisoners are tied to rocks so they cannot look at anything besides the cave wall that is directly in front of them. These three prisoners have been stuck in this cave since birth and have never seen or experienced anything outside of the cave. Behind the prisoners there is a fire‚ and between the fire and the prisoners there is a walkway. People that pass this walkway usually carry things on their head that
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There is an ongoing debate on whether torture should be used and if it is ever “ok”. There are many different points of view and both sides have very clear‚ convincing arguments on whether torture should be used as a way to obtain information. One side says that torture is not necessary even in extreme cases. The other side it should be used if it mandatory. Although these sound like a compromise they do have a few conflicting ideas. Even though both essays are trying to sway the reader to one side
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The English in medieval times‚ utilized torture to extract information or a confession from a certain person (generally performed on infidels and church priests because of how religion was very important Medieval English society.) Torturers would torture someone with great skill by preventing the victim to not pass out and receive life-threatening damage but still deal excruciating pain to reach success in the torture. There were a large variety of tortures in medieval England but the particularly
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First published in Newsweek‚ in 1982‚ "The Case for Torture‚" by Michael Levin‚ state that "torture is not merely permissible but morally mandatory" (201). "Michael Levin argues that torture is a mortal necessity in some situations; that torturing a terrorist is the moral thing to do if it prevents "future evils" (201). Levin examines three scenarios to persuade his readers that torture is justified. In the first circumstance‚ a terrorist has hidden an atomic bomb on Manhattan Island‚ and instead
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In line with community trends where the aging population is increasing‚ the same is occurring in prisons. Known as the ’greying’ of the prison population‚ research shows that the aging prisoner population is a global trend and one that requires attention on equally compelling issues of economic cost‚ institutional management‚ facility design and humanitarian concerns. There is growing attention to this area of penology and the increase in available literature from both gerontological and
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changes on correctional policy‚ and why people commit crimes. Has your understanding of prison life changed? On researchers’ perspective‚ change is possible for anyone that includes individuals behind bars. Moreover‚ if one of them prisoners changes for the better‚ he can become good and productive citizen. This‚ by the way‚ requires sacrifice from the inmate along with help from concerned agencies. Life in jail is also about survival. In addition to other inmates‚ some correctional
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Some people believe the history of corrections shows continuous movement toward more humane treatment of prisoners as society has progressed. In the beginning punishments for prisoners were considered a corporal punishment which was whipping‚ beheading‚ dismembering‚ torture or even death. There was fines‚ dispersion of property were common which was more common than the physical torture. Execution was the economic and corporal punishment as the estate was forfeited. The economic and physical
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Justification on the Use of Torture for National Security While the idea may seem contradictory‚ countries around the globe use torture as a form of national security. As noted in the works of an online database‚ Opposing Viewpoints‚ reasons originating from the early 1800s in Jean Larteguy’s novel‚ Les Centurions‚ depicts the opposing justification of why such a method is necessary for safety (7). In his novel‚ Larteguy stresses millions of lives were saved because a French soldier tortured an
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The Tragedy in Torture Is the intentional pain that an individual experiences justified by the possibility of preserving the lives of many? Torture is the used as a weapon‚ but in reality does it work? The purpose of this essay is to identify what the motives are for using torture‚ the effectiveness of torture‚ and important issues or flaws with the entire process of torture. Motivation The United Nations Convention against Torture (UNCAT) defines torture as: ’torture’ means any act by which severe
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