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Von neumann, morgenstern and the creation of game theory : From chess to social science 1900 - 1960

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Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010Description: 390p ixISBN:
  • 9780511778278
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 519.300000 LEO
Contents:
Content: Introduction. Pp. 1-6; Part One - Struggle and Equilibrium: from Lasker to von Neumann. Pp. 7-8; 1 - “The Strangest States of Mind”. Pp. 9-29; 2 - “Deeply Rooted, Yet Alien”. Pp. 30-41; 3 - From Budapest to Göttingen. Pp. 42-55; 4 - “The Futile Search for the Perfect Formula”. Pp. 56-74; Part Two - Oskar Morgenstern and Interwar Vienna. Pp. 75-76; 5 - Equilibrium on Trial. Pp. 77-92; 6 - Wrestling with Complexity. Pp. 93-109; 7 - Ethics and the Excluded Middle. Pp. 110-139; 8 - From Austroliberalism to Anschluss. Pp. 140-182; Part Three - From War to Cold War. Pp. 183-184; 9 - Mathematics and the Social Order. Pp. 185-223; 10 - Ars Combinatoria. Pp. 224-248; 11 - Morgenstern's Catharsis. Pp. 249-265; 12 - Von Neumann's War. Pp. 266-292; 13 - Social Science and the “Present Danger”. pp. 293-343; Conclusion. Pp. 344-346; Bibliography. pp. 347-380; Index. pp. 381-390.
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Content:
Introduction. Pp. 1-6;
Part One - Struggle and Equilibrium: from Lasker to von Neumann. Pp. 7-8;
1 - “The Strangest States of Mind”. Pp. 9-29;
2 - “Deeply Rooted, Yet Alien”. Pp. 30-41;
3 - From Budapest to Göttingen. Pp. 42-55;
4 - “The Futile Search for the Perfect Formula”. Pp. 56-74;
Part Two - Oskar Morgenstern and Interwar Vienna. Pp. 75-76;
5 - Equilibrium on Trial. Pp. 77-92;
6 - Wrestling with Complexity. Pp. 93-109;
7 - Ethics and the Excluded Middle. Pp. 110-139;
8 - From Austroliberalism to Anschluss. Pp. 140-182;
Part Three - From War to Cold War. Pp. 183-184;
9 - Mathematics and the Social Order. Pp. 185-223;
10 - Ars Combinatoria. Pp. 224-248;
11 - Morgenstern's Catharsis. Pp. 249-265;
12 - Von Neumann's War. Pp. 266-292;
13 - Social Science and the “Present Danger”. pp. 293-343;
Conclusion. Pp. 344-346;
Bibliography. pp. 347-380;
Index. pp. 381-390.