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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792035703321

Autore

Chwe Michael Suk-Young <1965->

Titolo

Rational ritual [[electronic resource] ] : culture, coordination, and common knowledge / / Michael Suk-Young Chwe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, c2001

ISBN

9786612303852

1-282-30385-6

1-4008-3113-X

1-299-31178-4

1-4008-4643-9

Edizione

[With a New afterword by the author]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Disciplina

306.4/2

Soggetti

Knowledge, Sociology of

Cognition and culture

Collective behavior

Rites and ceremonies - Social aspects

Rational choice theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Applications -- 3. Elaborations -- 4. Conclusion -- Appendix. The Argument Expressed Diagrammatically -- References -- Afterword to the 2013 Edition -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why do Internet, financial service, and beer commercials dominate Super Bowl advertising? How do political ceremonies establish authority? Why does repetition characterize anthems and ritual speech? Why were circular forms favored for public festivals during the French Revolution? This book answers these questions using a single concept: common knowledge. Game theory shows that in order to coordinate its actions, a group of people must form "common knowledge." Each person wants to participate only if others also participate. Members must have knowledge of each other, knowledge of that knowledge, knowledge of the knowledge of that knowledge, and so on. Michael



Chwe applies this insight, with striking erudition, to analyze a range of rituals across history and cultures. He shows that public ceremonies are powerful not simply because they transmit meaning from a central source to each audience member but because they let audience members know what other members know. For instance, people watching the Super Bowl know that many others are seeing precisely what they see and that those people know in turn that many others are also watching. This creates common knowledge, and advertisers selling products that depend on consensus are willing to pay large sums to gain access to it. Remarkably, a great variety of rituals and ceremonies, such as formal inaugurations, work in much the same way. By using a rational-choice argument to explain diverse cultural practices, Chwe argues for a close reciprocal relationship between the perspectives of rationality and culture. He illustrates how game theory can be applied to an unexpectedly broad spectrum of problems, while showing in an admirably clear way what game theory might hold for scholars in the social sciences and humanities who are not yet acquainted with it. In a new afterword, Chwe delves into new applications of common knowledge, both in the real world and in experiments, and considers how generating common knowledge has become easier in the digital age.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996336723903316

Titolo

Country report Greece / / EIU, the Economist Intelligence Unit

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : The Unit, ©1986-

ISSN

2047-4067

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

330.9495/005

Soggetti

Economic forecasting - Greece

Prévision économique - Grèce

Commerce

Economic forecasting

Economic history

Politics and government

Periodicals.

Greece Economic conditions 1974-2009 Periodicals

Greece Commerce Periodicals

Greece Politics and government 1974- Periodicals

Greece Economic conditions 1974- Periodicals

Grèce Conditions économiques 1974-2009 Périodiques

Greece

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

"Analysis of economic and political trends every quarter."



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910507986703321

Titolo

Journal of engineering and applied science

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Cham], Switzerland : , : SpringerNature, , 2021

ISSN

2536-9512

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

620/.005

Soggetti

Engineering

Ingénierie

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Originally published by Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering as: Bulletin of the Faculty of Engineering

"In the 1970's, the journal title was changed to: Scientific Engineering Bulletin. In 1991, with the issuance of volume 38, the journal started to appear under its current title: Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences." -- Journal website

"Note on archive articles: Articles published prior to 2021 remain free access, rights and permissions remain under original copyright, the Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering, CUFE." -- Publisher website