Wayne Eastman
Biographic Data
| ID | 453285 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wayne Eastman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wayne |
| FAMILY NAME | Eastman |
| SIGNATURE | EASTMAN W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9960-8777 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Critical Game Theory
The models in mainstream game theory generally assume that actors act according to a single, consistent utility function. Empirical studies, common sense, and humanistic wisdom all suggest that that assumption is too simple. This book starts with an assumption that actors are controlled by diverse, inconsistent forces and demonstrates that introducing this level of complexity allows for the creation of critical game theory models that can help to…
The structural failures of the heavenly markets
Previous scholarship analyzing cross-sectional international data has noted that religious monopolies impede the efficiency of religious markets and that the benefits of competitive markets apply in religion as elsewhere. Our paper, analyzing U.S. state-level data, is premised on the complementary point that competitive markets in religion as elsewhere may fail if there are externalities, public goods, or asymmetries in information. In our model,…
Squeezed for Time
Positivism and the Promise of the Social Sciences
This paper contends that Auguste Comte, John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx, though politically disparate, were all vigorous proponents of a scientific approach to human phenomena, and in that way were harbingers of modem social and behavioral science. We show how for these three thinkers social science was inextricably linked to a notion of human betterment embodied in a specific moral and political vision, and argue that a dilemma emerged from their…
Religion and Sport
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Religion and Sport
Positivism and the Promise of the Social Sciences
This paper contends that Auguste Comte, John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx, though politically disparate, were all vigorous proponents of a scientific approach to human phenomena, and in that way were harbingers of modem social and behavioral science. We show how for these three thinkers social science was inextricably linked to a notion of human betterment embodied in a specific moral and political vision, and argue that a dilemma emerged from their…
Squeezed for Time
The structural failures of the heavenly markets
Previous scholarship analyzing cross-sectional international data has noted that religious monopolies impede the efficiency of religious markets and that the benefits of competitive markets apply in religion as elsewhere. Our paper, analyzing U.S. state-level data, is premised on the complementary point that competitive markets in religion as elsewhere may fail if there are externalities, public goods, or asymmetries in information. In our model,…
Critical Game Theory
The models in mainstream game theory generally assume that actors act according to a single, consistent utility function. Empirical studies, common sense, and humanistic wisdom all suggest that that assumption is too simple. This book starts with an assumption that actors are controlled by diverse, inconsistent forces and demonstrates that introducing this level of complexity allows for the creation of critical game theory models that can help to…
Sociology (5 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (1 work) · Biotechnology and Related Fields (1 work) · Canadian Identity and History (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Critical Realism in Sociology (1 work) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (1 work)