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name: paper-axelrod-r-1984-the-evolution-of-cooperation-basic-books
description: Apply the Axelrod 1984 The Evolution of Cooperation article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Axelrod 1984 The Evolution of Cooperation

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/paper-axelrod-r-1984-the-evolution-of-cooperation-basic-books). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/paper-axelrod-r-1984-the-evolution-of-cooperation-basic-books.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/paper-axelrod-r-1984-the-evolution-of-cooperation-basic-books/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

What the subject saw and its core results Robert Axelrod ran computer tournaments of the iterated Prisoner's Dilemma. Players submitted strategies as programs. Each strategy played every other strategy many times. Payoffs rewarded mutual co

## Representations

- Human: /a/paper-axelrod-r-1984-the-evolution-of-cooperation-basic-books
- JSON: /api/articles/paper-axelrod-r-1984-the-evolution-of-cooperation-basic-books
- Relationships: /api/articles/paper-axelrod-r-1984-the-evolution-of-cooperation-basic-books/topology
- History: /api/articles/paper-axelrod-r-1984-the-evolution-of-cooperation-basic-books/revisions