Game theory and the humanities : bridging two worlds / / Steven J. Brams
| Game theory and the humanities : bridging two worlds / / Steven J. Brams |
| Autore | Brams Steven J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (334 p.) |
| Disciplina | 300.1/51932 |
| Soggetto topico |
Game theory
Humanities - Mathematical models |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ECONOMICS/Game Theory
HUMANITIES/Literature & Criticism |
| ISBN |
1-283-02018-1
9786613020185 0-262-29593-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Game theory and literature: an overview -- The bible: sacrifice and unrequited love -- Theology: is it rational to believe in God? -- Philosophy: paradoxes of fair division -- Political philosophy: how democracy resolves conflict in difficult games -- Law: supreme court challenges and jury selection -- Plays: modeling frustration and anger -- History: magnanimity after wars -- Incomplete information in literature and history -- Catch-22s in literature and history. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789830903321 |
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Mathematics and Democracy : Designing Better Voting and Fair-Division Procedures / / Steven J. Brams
| Mathematics and Democracy : Designing Better Voting and Fair-Division Procedures / / Steven J. Brams |
| Autore | Brams Steven J. |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2009] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
| Disciplina | 324.601513 |
| Soggetto topico |
Finance, Public - Mathematical models
Elections - Mathematical models Voting - Mathematical models |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-53160-3
9786612531606 1-4008-3559-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1. Voting Procedures -- 1 Electing a Single Winner: Approval Voting in Practice -- 2 Electing a Single Winner: Approval Voting in Theory -- 3 Electing a Single Winner: Combining Approval and Preference -- 4 Electing Multiple Winners: Constrained Approval Voting -- 5 Electing Multiple Winners: The Minimax Procedure -- 6 Electing Multiple Winners: Minimizing Misrepresentation -- 7 Selecting Winners in Multiple Elections -- Part 2. Fair- Division Procedures -- 8 Selecting a Governing Coalition in a Parliament -- 9 Allocating Cabinet Ministries in a Parliament -- 10 Allocating Indivisible Goods: Help the Worst- Off or Avoid Envy? -- 11 Allocating a Single Homogeneous Divisible Good: Divide- the- Dollar -- 12 Allocating Multiple Homogeneous Divisible Goods: Adjusted Winner -- 13 Allocating a Single Heterogeneous Good: Cutting a Cake -- 14 Allocating Divisible and Indivisible Goods -- 15 Summary and Conclusions -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456828903321 |
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| Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2009] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mathematics and Democracy : Designing Better Voting and Fair-Division Procedures / / Steven J. Brams
| Mathematics and Democracy : Designing Better Voting and Fair-Division Procedures / / Steven J. Brams |
| Autore | Brams Steven J. |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2009] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
| Disciplina | 324.601513 |
| Soggetto topico |
Finance, Public - Mathematical models
Elections - Mathematical models Voting - Mathematical models |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-53160-3
9786612531606 1-4008-3559-3 |
| Classificazione | 89.57 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1. Voting Procedures -- 1 Electing a Single Winner: Approval Voting in Practice -- 2 Electing a Single Winner: Approval Voting in Theory -- 3 Electing a Single Winner: Combining Approval and Preference -- 4 Electing Multiple Winners: Constrained Approval Voting -- 5 Electing Multiple Winners: The Minimax Procedure -- 6 Electing Multiple Winners: Minimizing Misrepresentation -- 7 Selecting Winners in Multiple Elections -- Part 2. Fair- Division Procedures -- 8 Selecting a Governing Coalition in a Parliament -- 9 Allocating Cabinet Ministries in a Parliament -- 10 Allocating Indivisible Goods: Help the Worst- Off or Avoid Envy? -- 11 Allocating a Single Homogeneous Divisible Good: Divide- the- Dollar -- 12 Allocating Multiple Homogeneous Divisible Goods: Adjusted Winner -- 13 Allocating a Single Heterogeneous Good: Cutting a Cake -- 14 Allocating Divisible and Indivisible Goods -- 15 Summary and Conclusions -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781072403321 |
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| Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2009] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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