Talk:Hawk and dove (game theory)

suggest merge & redirect
Some time ago the article Hawk-Dove game was merged and re-directed into Chicken (game) following the logic that since they were fundamentally the same game, that one article would cover the topic better. Hawk-Dove game is now redirected to Hawk and dove (game theory), which is a really non-standard name for the Hawk-Dove game. I suggest merging Hawk and dove (game theory) incorporating any material unique to that article not already covered by the relevant section in Chicken (game) into that article. Pete.Hurd 03:30, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Some quibbles with this version
"The thought experiment is in response to the question: If self-interest is always rational, then why does altruism exist?" No the model isn't about altruism, it's about contest resolution through conventional (non-escalated) acts. Pete.Hurd 20:48, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

"Smith was the first to see the connection between games theory and what he called ‘evolutionary stable strategies" Not really, he didn't see the connection so much as he invented 'evolutionary stable strategies' within the frame-work of existing non-cooperative game theory. Also, note his last name was "Maynard Smith", not "Smith". Pete.Hurd 20:48, 21 October 2006 (UTC)