Numbers rule : the vexing mathematics of democracy from Plato to the present

Since the very birth of democracy in ancient Greece, the simple act of voting has given rise to mathematical paradoxes that have puzzled some of the greatest philosophers, statesmen, and mathematicians. Numbers Rule traces the epic quest by these thinkers to create a more perfect democracy and adapt...

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1. Verfasser: Szpiro, George G., 1950-
Format: Livre numérique
Sprache:Anglais
Veröffentlicht: Princeton : Princeton University Press 2010.
Palo Alto, Calif : ebrary 2010.
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Online Zugang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Anmerkung: Notes bibliogr. Index
La pagination de l'édition imprimée correspondante est de 241 p.
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  • COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ONE: THE ANTI-DEMOCRAT; TWO: THE LETTER WRITER; THREE: THE MYSTIC; FOUR: THE CARDINAL; FIVE: THE OFFICER; SIX: THE MARQUIS; SEVEN: THE MATHEMATICIAN; EIGHT: THE OXFORD DON; NINE: THE FOUNDING FATHERS; TEN: THE IVY LEAGUERS; ELEVEN: THE PESSIMISTS; TWELVE: THE QUOTARIANS; THIRTEEN: THE POSTMODERNS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX