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Leonard Robert

Von neumann, morgenstern and the creation of game theory : From chess to social science 1900 - 1960 - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010 - 390p ix

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.

ISBN: 9780511778278

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1 Game Theory - History

Dewey Class. No.: 519.300000 / LEO