Szpiro Numbers Rule

The Vexing Mathematics of Democracy, from Plato to the Present
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-3444-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

George G. Szpiro, PhD, is a mathematician and journalist. He covers Israel and the Middle East for the Swiss daily newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung, for which he also writes an award-winning monthly column on mathematics. His books include Poincaré's Prize: The Hundred-Year Quest to Solve One of Math's Greatest Puzzles (Dutton).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Szpiro, George

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Philosophie der Mathematik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PREFACE ix

CHAPTER ONE: THE ANTI-DEMOCRAT 1

CHAPTER TWO: THE LETTER WRITER 22

CHAPTER THREE: THE MYSTIC 33

CHAPTER FOUR: THE CARDINAL 50

CHAPTER FIVE: THE OFFICER 60

CHAPTER SIX: THE MARQUIS 73

CHAPTER SEVEN: THE MATHEMATICIAN 89

CHAPTER EIGHT: THE OXFORD DON 100

CHAPTER NINE: THE FOUNDING FATHERS 119

CHAPTER TEN: THE IVY LEAGUERS 134

CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE PESSIMISTS 165

CHAPTER TWELVE: THE QUOTARIANS 187

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: THE POSTMODERNS 202

BIBLIOGRAPHY 215

INDEX 219

Über Autor(innen)

George G. Szpiro, PhD, is a mathematician and journalist. He covers Israel and the Middle East for the Swiss daily newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung, for which he also writes an award-winning monthly column on mathematics. His books include Poincaré's Prize: The Hundred-Year Quest to Solve One of Math's Greatest Puzzles (Dutton).