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Crude Look at the Whole
John H. Miller
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Description for Crude Look at the Whole
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GPFC; KCA; PBWS; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Imagine trying to understand a stained glass window by breaking it into pieces and examining it one shard at a time. While you could probably learn a lot about each piece, you would have no idea about what the entire picture looks like. This is reductionism,the idea that to understand the world we only need to study its pieces,and it is how most social scientists approach their work.In A Crude Look at the Whole , social scientist and economist John H. Miller shows why we need to start looking at whole pictures. For one thing, whether we are talking ... Read more
Imagine trying to understand a stained glass window by breaking it into pieces and examining it one shard at a time. While you could probably learn a lot about each piece, you would have no idea about what the entire picture looks like. This is reductionism,the idea that to understand the world we only need to study its pieces,and it is how most social scientists approach their work.In A Crude Look at the Whole , social scientist and economist John H. Miller shows why we need to start looking at whole pictures. For one thing, whether we are talking ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
388g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780465055692
SKU
V9780465055692
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About John H. Miller
John H. Miller is a professor of economics and social science at Carnegie Mellon University and the head of the university's Department of Social and Decision Sciences. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan, and serves on the faculty of the Santa Fe Institute.
Reviews for Crude Look at the Whole
A Crude Look at the Whole is a delightful tour of the core principles of complex systems. You will see the world differently, and more clearly, after reading this erudite and wondrous romp.
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Michael J. Mauboussin, Head of Global Financial Strategies, Credit Suisse Well-written, interesting, and stimulating. This book shows us how individual elements
bees, traders, neurons
interact to produce ... Read more