Numbers rule : the vexing mathematics of democracy, from Plato to the present / 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...

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Main Author: Szpiro, George, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
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