WEEK2

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orwhaty
ouneedt
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stand.

1.Whatar
ethedi
ff
erentper
spect
ivesoft
hesel
f?

-i
magini
ngwhatone'
sownt
hought
sandemot
ionswoul
dbei
fonewer
eint
hesi
tuat
ionoft
he
ot
herper
son

2.Howdot
heydef
inet
hei
rper
spect
ivesoft
hesel
f?

i
st oexpl oret heli
nkbet weeni magi ne-selfper spect ive-t
akingandr ational self-i
nterested
behav i
orinexper i
ment alnor mal -
form games.Dr awi ngont heconceptofsy mpat hydev eloped
byAdam Smi thandf urtherliteratur eonper spect iv
e- taki
ngi ngames, wehy pothesizet hat
i
nt roductionofi magine-selfper spect iv
e- t
aki ngbydeci si
on- maker spr omot esrationalself-
i
nt erestedbehav iorinasi mpl eexper i
ment al normal -
form game.I nourst udy ,weexami ned
behav i
orof404under graduat est udent sint het wo- persongame, i
nwhi cht hepar ti
cipantcan
suf feramonet ar
ylossonl yifshepl ay sherNashequi li
brium st rategyandt heopponentpl ays
herdomi natedst r
ategy.Resul tssuggestt hatt het hr eatofsuf feri
ngmonet arylossesef fecti
vely
discour agest heparti
cipant sf rom choosi ngNashequi li
brium st rategy .I
ngener al,playersmay
takei ntoaccountt hatopponent schoosedomi natedst r
ategi esduet ospeci fi
cnotsel f-
i
nt erestedmot i
vati
onsorer rors.Howev er,adopt i
ngi magine- selfper spect i
v ebyt hepar ti
cipants
l
eadst omor eNashequi l
ibri
um choi ces, per hapsbyal l
eviatingpar t
icipant s’attri
butionsof
suscept ibil
i
tyt oerr
orsornon- self-i
nt erestedmot ivationtot heopponent s.

3.Ar
ether
esi
mil
ari
ti
eswi
thot
herphi
l
osopher
sordi
sci
pli
nes?

-phi
losophypl
aysarolei
nal l
otherdisci
pli
nesforexample,physi
csrestsonori
nvolv
esa
worl
dvieworphil
osophyofthephysicalandmethods-andhowst udentswit
hnon-phi
losophy
majorscanbenefi
tfr
om taki
ngoneormor ecoursesinphi
losophy.

4.Whatar
ethedi
ff
erencesbet
weent
hev
ari
ousphi
l
osopher
s’per
spect
ive

-arefourphi
l
osophi
calperspecti
vescur
rent
lyusedineducat
ionalset
ti
ngs:
essent
ial
i
sm,
per
ennial
ism,pr
ogr
essi
vism, andsoci
alr
econstr
ucti
onism/cr
it
ical
pedagogy.

5.Howr
elat
edar
etheper
spect
ivest
oreal
-l
i
fesi
tuat
ions?

Shedidn'
tki
l
lanyone,
"JudgeBurt
onsaidofthevol
unteer,tr
yingt oputaseemi
ngl
yhar
mless
acti
ntoever
yday
.aper spect
ivet
hathassomehowv anishedt hesedays.