Condorcet's Paradox (Volume 40)
William V. (University Of Delaware) Gehrlein
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hardcover. Compiles research on Condorcet's Paradox over some two centuries. This title begins with a historical overview of the discovery of Condorcet's Paradox in the 18th Century, reviews numerous studies conducted to find actual occurrences of the paradox, and compiles research that has been done to develop mathematical representations. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 303 pages, 53 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
Condorcet’s Paradox has been formally studied by an amazing number of people in many different contexts for more than two centuries. Peter Fishburn introduced the basic notion of the Paradox to me in 1971 during a course in Social Choice Theory at Pennsylvania State University. My immediate response to seeing the simple example that he presented was that this phenomenon certainly could not be very likely to ever be observed in reality. Peter quickly suggested that I should work on developing some representations for the probability that the Paradox might occur, and very soon thereafter that pursuit began. It is ... Read more
Condorcet’s Paradox has been formally studied by an amazing number of people in many different contexts for more than two centuries. Peter Fishburn introduced the basic notion of the Paradox to me in 1971 during a course in Social Choice Theory at Pennsylvania State University. My immediate response to seeing the simple example that he presented was that this phenomenon certainly could not be very likely to ever be observed in reality. Peter quickly suggested that I should work on developing some representations for the probability that the Paradox might occur, and very soon thereafter that pursuit began. It is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Germany
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
Series
Theory and Decision Library C
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540337980
SKU
V9783540337980
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