Religious and Symbolic Game Theory

About the Book

“Globalization is forcing the world to address matters of inter-civilizational dynamics. Higgins’ book is an important contribution to remove emotions and replace them with the objectivity of game theory in such discourse.”

—Rajiv Malhotra, Founder and Director, The Infinity Foundation, Princeton, NJ, USA.

"William Higgins' book considers the problem of meaning of religious symbols, and it shows that the use of a game-theoretic analysis makes it possible to understand questions that have long remained obscure. Higgins has brought his knowledge of history of religions, philosophy, and art to bear upon this problem. The book is provocative and it contains significant new insights."

—Subhash Kak, Author of 'The Architecture of Knowledge', 'The Astronomical Code of the Rgveda' and other books

"As the collective hatred and animosity between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam increases, our world is being drawn towards cataclysmic consequences. Our best hope for a peaceful future is the emergence of a new religious paradigm that is not based upon the belief that there is only one true religion and that those who do not share it may be exterminated as infidels. William Higgins' fascinating and provocative book holds out the promise that just now such a new religious paradigm is emerging. With erudite scholarship drawn from philosophy, art, and history, he explains the origins of this new paradigm and the reasons why it is now about to shed its light on mother earth."

—Robert Gordon, Ph.D. Author of Gospel of the Open Road, Emerson and the Light of India, and other Award Winning Books.

From The Foreword

This work has taken William several years of artistic and scholarly endeavors for its composition. I am especially delighted to write the Foreword to this work by one of the most gifted former students of mine. Let me conclude by saying that a book like this is rare and comes our way once in a long while.

—Ramakrishna Puligandla, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Toledo, Ohio The University of Toledo