Internal Game Theory

Traditional game theory requires at least two individuals. This book extends game theory to the inner workings of a single person.

Using game theory to analyse single individuals makes sense if one thinks of individuals as consisting of two or more relatively autonomous partitions that might have conflicting motives. This is not to say that individuals are literally made up from multiple selves; it only suffices that we adopt a portrayal of the individual as a multilayered entity or of a dua...