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UNISA996418273003316 |
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Handbook of the Mathematics of the Arts and Sciences [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Bharath Sriraman |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
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1 online resource (50 illus., 40 illus. in color.) |
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Mathematics |
Social sciences |
Mathematics in Art and Architecture |
Mathematics in Music |
Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Introduction -- On the Origins and Directions of Interdisciplinary connections -- Mathematics and Architecture -- Mathematics, Biology and Dynamical systems -- Mathematics, Cosmology and Navigation -- Pure Mathematics and its Connections to Arts and Sciences -- Mathematics, Geometry, and Art -- Mathematics and Society -- Mathematics and Aesthetics. |
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The goal of this Handbook is to become an authoritative source with chapters that show the origins, unification, and points of similarity between different disciplines and mathematics. Some chapters will also show bifurcations and the development of disciplines which grow to take on a life of their own. Science and Art are used as umbrella terms to encompass the physical, natural and geological sciences, as well as the visual and performing arts. As arts imagine possibilities, science attempts to generate models to test possibilities, mathematics serves as the tool. This handbook is an indispensable collection to understand todays effort to build bridges between disciplines. It answers questions such as: What are the origins of interdisciplinarity in mathematics? What are cross-cultural components of interdisciplinarity linked to |
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mathematics? What are contemporary interdisciplinary trends? Section Editors: Michael J. Ostwald, University of Newcastle (Australia) Kyeong-Hwa Lee, Seoul National University (South Korea) Torsten Lindström, Linnaeus University (Sweden) Gizem Karaali, Pomona College (USA) Ken Valente, Colgate University, (USA) Consulting Editors: Alexandre Borovik, Manchester University (UK) Daina Taimina, Independent Scholar, Cornell University (USA) Nathalie Sinclair, Simon Fraser University (Canada). |
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UNINA9910345108003321 |
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Caplan Bryan Douglas <1971-> |
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The myth of the rational voter : why democracies choose bad policies / / Bryan Caplan ; with a new preface by the author |
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Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2007 |
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9786612607974 |
9781282607972 |
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9781400828821 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (293 p.) |
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Economic policy |
Democracy |
Political sociology |
Representative government and representation |
Rationalism |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-266) and index. |
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Introduction. The paradox of democracy -- ch. 1. Beyond the miracle of aggregation -- ch. 2. Systematically biased beliefs about economics -- ch. 3. Evidence from the survey of Americans and economists on the economy -- ch. 4. Classical public choice and the failure of rational ignorance -- ch. 5. Rational irrationality -- ch. 6. From irrationality to |
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policy -- ch. 7. Irrationality and the supply side of politics -- ch. 8. "Market fundamentalism" versus the religion of democracy -- ch. 9. Conclusion. In praise of the study of folly. |
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"Caplan argues that voters continually elect politicians who either share their biases or else pretend to, resulting in bad policies winning again and again by popular demand. Calling into question our most basic assumptions about American politics, Caplan contends that democracy fails precisely because it does what voters want. Through an analysis of American's voting behavior and opinions on a range of economic issues, he makes the case that noneconomists suffer from four prevailing biases: they underestimate the wisdom of the market mechanism, distrust foreigners, undervalue the benefits of conserving labor, and pessimistically believe the economy is going from bad to worse. Caplan lays out several ways to make democratic government work better. |
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