3. b) Narrowing of imagination

• Computer simulations as a modern tool to answer age old questions

• Skyrms on the Evolution of the Social Contract:

• “How do we get from the hunt hare equilibrium to the stag hunt equilibrium? ... We can ask these questions using modern tools - which are more than Hobbes and Hume had available, but still less than we need for fully adequate answers.” (Skyrms, 2004)

• Question: Are the answers gained with “modern tools” really better?