Numbers Rule: The Vexing Mathematics of Democracy, from Plato to the Present (ISBN:0691139946)
Numbers Rule: The Vexing Mathematics of Democracy, from Plato to the Present (ISBN:0691139946)
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- Author
- Szpiro George G.
- Publishers
- Princeton University Press 2010
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- As New
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- Dust jacket
- True
- State of preservation
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
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8vo, Hardcover in dj. . xi, 226 p. 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. This book traces the epic quest by these thinkers to create a more perfect democracy and adapt to the ever-changing demands that each new generation places on our democratic institutions. i numeri e la matematica della democrazia da platone ai giorni nostri.