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		izend on March 16, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Game Theory Explained: Why The Joker and Not Batma... I believe the scene with the ferries was an example of Prisoner's dilemma not Volunteer's Dilemma.

jonnathanson on March 16, 2012 [–]

True. That scene was almost a textbook Prisoner's Dilemma case.

But the overall arc of the movie -- concluding with Batman's needing to sacrifice himself for the greater good -- seems pretty Volunteery.

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