In biology and game theory, the Sir Philip Sidney game is used as a model for the evolution and maintenance of informative communication between relatives. Developed by John Maynard Smith as a model for chick begging behavior, it has been studied extensively including the development of many modified versions.
It was named after a story about Philip Sidney who allegedly, fatally wounded, gave his water to another, saying, "thy necessity is greater than mine."
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“That sir which serves and seeks for gain,
And follows but for form,
Will pack when it begins to rain,
And leave thee in the storm.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Those lovers scorn whom that love doth possess?
Do they call virtue there ungratefulness?”
—Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586)
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—H.L. (Henry Lewis)