# Metadata Source URL:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_principle Topics:: #game-theory --- # Cooperative principle - Wikipedia ## Highlights > [!quote]+ Updated on 051022_153909 > > Accordingly, the cooperative principle is divided into Grice's four maxims of conversation, called the Gricean maxims—quantity, quality, relation, and manner. These four maxims describe specific rational principles observed by people who follow the cooperative principle in pursuit of effective communication