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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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
2010.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.