superrationality

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What does superrationality mean?

A kind of rational decision-making, different from the widely-accepted game-theoretical one. A player whose opponent is also superrational will cooperate in the prisoner's dilemma problem, whereas a game-theoretically rational player will defect.

Where does superrationality come from?

From super- + rationality, coined by Douglas Hofstadter.

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