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Numbers Rule: The Vexing Mathematics of Democracy, from Plato to the Present
Numbers Rule The Vexing Mathematics of Democracy from Plato to the Present
Author: George G. Szpiro
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 to the ever-changing demands that each ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691139944
ISBN-10: 0691139946
Publication Date: 4/4/2010
Pages: 248
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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