Liars and Outliers Enabling the Trust That Society Needs to Thrive

Name: Liars and Outliers Enabling the Trust That Society Needs to Thrive
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ISBN: 9781118143308

ISBN-10: 1118143302

ISBN-13: 9781118143308

Edition: 2012

Authors: Bruce Schneier

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The book discusses security’s unique role in facilitating and stabilizing human society. It looks at how and why security evolved, why it works the way it does, and -- this is the timely part -- what is it about the information society that changes everything. Schneier will model the fundamental trade-off of societal security -- individual self-interest vs. societal group interest -- as a group prisoner's dilemma problem, and use that metaphor to examine the basic mechanics of societal security. Written in Schneier’s engaging and riveting voice, the book will be divided into three parts: Understanding People, Understanding Security, and Understanding Today’s World. The first…

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List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 2/17/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English



A Note for Readers



Overview



The science of Trust



A Natural History of Security



The Evolution of Cooperation



A Social History of Trust



Societal Dilemmas



A Model of Trust



Societal Pressures



Moral Pressures



Reputational Pressures



Institutional Pressures



Security Systems



The Real World



Competing Interests



Organizations



Corporations



Institutions



Conclusions



How Societal Pressures Fail



Technological Advances



The Future


Notes


References


Acknowledgments


Index